Cyperus bipartitus Torrey. Common name: Slender Flatsedge, Shining Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Depression ponds, low fields, ditches, marshes, muddy river shores, along streams, especially in seasonally flooded situations. Distribution: ME and QC west to MN and WA, south to FL (Wakulla County) (Kunzer et al. 2009), GA, LA, TX, NM, AZ, and CA; also south through Mexico, Central America and South America (POWO 2024).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, W, WH3; ? Cyperus rivularis Kunth — F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, Tat, WV. Basionym: Cyperus bipartitus Torr. 1836
Links to other floras: = Cyperus bipartitus - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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