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Cyperus strigosus L.
strawcolored flatsedge

       
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Photo of Cyperus strigosus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cyperus strigosus L.

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Synonyms:
Cyperus strigosus L.

  CYHA9 Cyperus hansenii Britton
  CYST2 Cyperus stenolepis Torr.
  CYSTC Cyperus strigosus L. var. capitatus Boeckeler
  CYSTM Cyperus strigosus L. var. multiflorus Geise
  CYSTR Cyperus strigosus L. var. robustior Britton
  CYSTS Cyperus strigosus L. var. stenolepis (Torr.) Kük.
 

Distribution:
Cyperus strigosus L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Cyperus strigosus L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus strigosus 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 strigosus L. – strawcolored flatsedge
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus strigosus L.

stawcolored 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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cyperus strigosus 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
FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO

Cyperus stenolepis:

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 NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus strigosus 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 39901.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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