Abstract
This is the first in a series of studies concerning the family Cyperaceae in Illinois. It is intended to define the species within each group, to give synonymy, to supply keys for identification of the species, and to show distribution of the species in Illinois. Line drawings of the diagnostic characters of each group will be presented. In order of their appearance, the parts of the study will be: I. Cyperus; II. Dulichium and Eleocharis; III. Bulbostylis, Fimbristylis, Fuirena, Hemicarpha, and Lipocarpha; IV. Scirpus and Eriophorum; V. Rhynchospora, Cladium, and Scleria; and VI. Carex. Herbaria which have made their collections of Cyperus available for this study are those of the Illinois State Museum (ISM), Illinois Natural History Survey (ILLS), Chicago Museum of Natural History (F), University of Illinois (ILL), Missouri Botanical Garden (MO), Eastern Illinois University (El), Western Illinois University (WI), and Southern Illinois University (SIU). Much appreciation is accorded Mr. Don Drapalik who prepared the distribution maps and helped with the annotations.
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