Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhlenberg. Common name: Redrooted Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, shores, mud flats. Distribution: MA west to ND and WA, south to n. FL, LA, TX, AZ, CA, and Mexico (BCN, TAB, TAM).
ID notes: This species is frequently confused with C. odoratus, with which it is often closely associated. The neatly quadrangular spikelets with tiny (≤ 1.5 mm), closely imbricate scales (vs. terete, jointed spikelets with > 2 mm, loosely spaced scales) easily distinguish even depauperate plants of C. erythrorhizos at a glance.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. — S; > Cyperus halei Torr. ex Britton — S; Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. Basionym: Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. 1817
Links to other floras: = Cyperus erythrorhizos - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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