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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cyperus blepharoleptos Steudel. Common name: Cuban-bulrush. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Ponds and marshes, especially in floating vegetation mats, ditches. Distribution: Tropical America; very likely accidentally introduced in the Southeastern US via shipping (first known occurrences in Mobile, AL in 1882 and New Orleans, LA in 1889).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = n/a — RAB; = Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Lye — Ar, FNA23, Mex, NS, WH3; = Scirpus cubensis Poepp. & Kunth — GW1, S, S13, Tx. Basionym: Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. 1854

Links to other floras: = Oxycaryum cubense - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)

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image #1 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Lowell Urbatsch | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Cyperus blepharoleptos© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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