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*Cyperus leptocarpus (F. Mueller) Bauters. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Ditches, moist ground. Distribution: Native of Asia and Australia. Reported for Baldwin Co., AL (H. Horne, pers.comm. and iNaturalist observation 2023).

Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Tucker (1984); = Lipocarpha microcephala (R.Br.) Kunth — FNA23, NS, Goetghebeur & Van den Borre (1989); = n/a — RAB; >< Hemicarpha aristulata Coville, misapplied; < Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax; >< Lipocarpha aristulata (Coville) G.C.Tucker — WH3, misapplied; < Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G.C.Tucker — ETx1; Scirpus leptocarpus F. Muell. Basionym: Scirpus leptocarpus F. Muell. 1855

Links to other floras: = Lipocarpha microcephala - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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