*Cyperus difformis Linnaeus. Common name: Variable Flatsedge, Smallflower Umbrella Sedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Old World tropics. Reported for s. IN by Bill Thomas (pers.comm., 2022).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Taxonomy Comments: See Bryson et al. (1996), Carter, Baker, & Morris (2009).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, WH3; = n/a – RAB, Tat
Links to other floras: = Cyperus difformis - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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