Cyperus odoratus L.
fragrant flatsedge
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Cyperus odoratus L.
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Synonyms:
Cyperus odoratus L.
CYAC6
Cyperus acicularis Schrad. ex Nees
CYEG
Cyperus eggersii Boeckeler
CYEN
Cyperus engelmannii Steud.
CYFE3
Cyperus ferax Rich.
CYFE4
Cyperus ferruginescens Boeckeler
CYLO9
Cyperus longispicatus J.B.S. Norton
CYMA20
Cyperus macrocephalus Liebm.
CYMAE2
Cyperus macrocephalus Liebm. var. eggersii (Boeckeler) S.D. Jones, Wipff & R. Carter
CYODA
Cyperus odoratus L. var. acicularis (Schrad. ex Nees) O'Neill
CYODE
Cyperus odoratus L. var. engelmannii (Steud.) R. Carter & S.D. Jones
CYODS
Cyperus odoratus L. var. squarrosus (Britton) S.D. Jones, Wipff & R. Carter
CYSP6
Cyperus speciosus Vahl
CYSPS2
Cyperus speciosus Vahl var. squarrosus Britton
MAHU
Mariscus huarmensis Kunth
TOCO3
Torulinium confertum Desv. ex Ham.
TOEG
Torulinium eggersii (Boeckeler) C.B. Clarke
TOOD
Torulinium odoratum (L.) S. Hooper
Distribution:
Cyperus odoratus L.
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Related Taxa:
Cyperus odoratus L.
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36 genera in Cyperaceae ,
128 species in Cyperus
Classification:
Cyperus odoratus L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cyperus odoratus L.
This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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Massachusetts :
Cyperus engelmannii
Engelmann's umbrella-sedge
Threatened
Pennsylvania :
Cyperus engelmannii
Engelmann's flatsedge
Rare
Rhode Island :
fragrant umbrella-sedge
Special Concern
Tennessee :
Cyperus engelmannii
Engelmann's umbrella-sedge
Special Concern
U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus odoratus L.
fragrant 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
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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 odoratus 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+
NO
NO
FACW
NO
FACW
FACW
Cyperus engelmannii :
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+,OBL
FACW+
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Cyperus ferax :
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
NO
NO
FACW
FACW
NO
NO
FACW
NO
NO
FACW
Cyperus ferruginescens :
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,OBL
FACW
FAC
OBL
OBL
FACW
OBL
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Cyperus odoratus L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Minor
Low
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
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Cyperus odoratus L.
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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39894.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.