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Cyperus compressus L.
poorland flatsedge

       
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Photo of Cyperus compressus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cyperus compressus L.

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Distribution:
Cyperus compressus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Cyperus compressus L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus compressus L.

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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 compressus L. – poorland flatsedge
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus compressus L.

poorland 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 compressus L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cyperus compressus 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
FAC,FACW+ FAC+ FACW FACW+ NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO FACW FAC
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus compressus L.

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

View species account, photographs, 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 39913.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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