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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

not marked as a favorite taxon *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).

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Taxonomy Comments: See Bryson et al. (1996) and Carter, Baker, & Morris (2009).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3; = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Cyperus difformis L. 1756

Links to other floras: = Cyperus difformis - FNA23

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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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image #1 of Cyperus difformis© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cyperus difformis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cyperus difformis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cyperus difformis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cyperus difformis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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