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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Cyperus strigosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus strigosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-029:
Cyperus strigosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cyperus praelongatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cyperus stenolepis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cyperus strigosus
COMMON NAME:
False Nutsedge, Straw Flatsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyst_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cyst_007_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8938
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8940
June Greenville County SC
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Gill Newberry gn08_c_strigosus_plants
August
Leaves predominantly basal, not 3-ranked, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn08_c_strigosus_spikes
August
Spikelets pinnate, linear, usually many-flowered, 5-25mm long, 1.5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Gill Newberry gn08_carex_strigosus_inf
August
Spikes 5-10 or more, congested or open, narrowly to broadly cylindric, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0497
August Greenville County SC
Leafy bracts subtend the inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0499
August Greenville County SC