NameThatPlant.net: Cyperus strigosus var. strigosus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus strigosus var. strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about False Nutsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-029:

Cyperus strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
False Nutsedge, Straw Flatsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus strigosus var. strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-029:
Cyperus strigosus FAMILY Cyperaceae

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: marshes, ditches, wet flatwoods, wet disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short, stout

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Spikes in congested umbellate clusters

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Reddish
Nutlet

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