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Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth
coastal plain flatsedge
       
Symbol:   CYCU  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Cyperaceae  
Duration:   Annual  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

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Distribution:
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

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Related Taxa:
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus
 

Classification:
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

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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 cuspidatus Kunth – coastal plain flatsedge
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

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- NO FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

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 39914.
 
 
Time Generated: 10/30/2008 11:03 AM MDT  
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