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Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.
tapertip flatsedge

       
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Photo of Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.
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 acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

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Distribution:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

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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 acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr. – tapertip flatsedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
short-point flatsedge              Endangered
Michigan:
nut-grass              Probably Extirpated
Minnesota:
short-pointed umbrella-sedge              Threatened
Ohio:
pale umbrella-sedge              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

tapertip 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 acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

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 OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.

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 39883.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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