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Cyperus fuscus L.
brown flatsedge

       
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Line Drawing of Cyperus fuscus L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 303. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cyperus fuscus L.

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Distribution:
Cyperus fuscus 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 (CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, MO, NE, NJ, NV, PA, SD, VA), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Cyperus fuscus L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus fuscus 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 fuscus L. – brown flatsedge
 

Introduced Information:
Cyperus fuscus 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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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 fuscus 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 NO NO FACW NI NO NO NO NO NI* NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus fuscus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39927.

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

 
 
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