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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

not marked as a favorite taxon Cyperus echinatus (Linnaeus) Alph. Wood. Common name: Round-headed Flatsedge, Globe Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Sandy woodlands, forests, fields, thin soils on outcrops, sand and gravel bars. Distribution: CT and NY west to s. OH, IL, and se. KS, south to n. FL, TX, and ne. Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Carter and Jarvis (1986) for clarification of nomenclature.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3; = Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr. — G, GrPl, GW1, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, W, WV; > Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr. var. ovularis — F; > Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr. var. sphaericus Boeckeler — F; Scirpus echinatus Linnaeus. Basionym: Scirpus echinatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cyperus echinatus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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native range: eastern North America & Mexico



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