''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (

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, India, Indonesia, etc.),

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, South America and various oceanic islands.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> These mostly are erect annual herbs (some perennials are known) growing 1 to 30 centimeters tall. The inflorescence consists of one to few spikes each containing many spirally arranged spikelets. The flower is entangled with two

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scales, a spikelet prophyll and a glume. These flower stands in the axil of a spikelet-bract.Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Species include: *'' Lipocarpha abietina'' – tropical Africa *'' Lipocarpha albiceps'' – tropical Africa *'' Lipocarpha aristulata'' – western and central United States *'' Lipocarpha atra'' – tropical Africa *''

Lipocarpha barteri ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – tropical Africa *'' Lipocarpha chinensis'' – tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia *'' Lipocarpha comosa'' – central and eastern Africa *'' Lipocarpha constricta'' – Ethiopia, Burundi *''

Lipocarpha crassicuspis ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – Senegal *''

Lipocarpha drummondii ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – eastern and southern United States *''

Lipocarpha echinus ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – Zambia *''

Lipocarpha filiformis ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – tropical Africa *''

Lipocarpha gracilis ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – western and central Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Thailand, Myanmar; naturalized in Brazil *''

Lipocarpha hemisphaerica ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' tropical and southern Africa; India, Thailand *''

Lipocarpha kernii ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – tropical Africa, India *''

Lipocarpha leucaspis ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – central Africa *''

Lipocarpha maculata ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – southeastern United States; Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Trinidad, South America *''

Lipocarpha mangarevica ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, Nor ...

'' – Tuamotu *'' Lipocarpha mexicana'' – Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Madagascar *''

Lipocarpha micrantha ''Lipocarpha micrantha'', known as dwarf bulrush, small-flowered hemicarpha, small-flower halfchaff sedge, common hemicarpa and tiny-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America. Cons ...

'' – United States, Canada, West Indies, Latin America, Madagascar, Senegal, Southern Africa *''

Lipocarpha microcephala ''Lipocarpha'' is a genus of cyperaceae, sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Aus ...

'' – China, Japan, Korea, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia *'' Lipocarpha monostachya'' – central Africa *'' Lipocarpha nana'' – tropical and southern Africa; Madagascar *'' Lipocarpha occidentalis'' – Oregon, Washington, California *'' Lipocarpha perspicua'' – Angola *'' Lipocarpha prieuriana'' – tropical Africa *'' Lipocarpha pygmaea'' – Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar *'' Lipocarpha raynaliana'' – India *'' Lipocarpha reddyi'' – India *'' Lipocarpha rehmannii'' – tropical and southern Africa; Madagascar *'' Lipocarpha robinsonii'' – Angola, Zambia *'' Lipocarpha salzmanniana'' – Veracruz, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil *'' Lipocarpha schomburgkii'' – Venezuela, Guyana *'' Lipocarpha squarrosa'' – Indian Subcontinent, Himalayas, Indochina; naturalized in Java and Florida *'' Lipocarpha thermalis'' – Zaïre

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Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile''Lipocarpha'' of Zimbabwe
Cyperaceae Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub