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Cyperus difformis L.
variable flatsedge

       
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Cyperus difformis L.

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Distribution:
Cyperus difformis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, KY, LA, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Cyperus difformis L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus difformis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Cyperus L. – flatsedge
Species Cyperus difformis L. – variable flatsedge
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus difformis L.

smallflower umbrella sedge
variable flatsedge

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Cyperus difformis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cyperus difformis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NI OBL NO NO OBL NO OBL OBL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus difformis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39915.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cyperus difformis L.

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

Weedscience.com: abstract

 
 
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