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Cyperus fugax Liebmann. Common name: Withering Flatsedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Wet, sandy soils. Distribution: LA and TX south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, Mex, POWO; = n/a — NS. Basionym: Cyperus fugax Liebm. 1850

Links to other floras: = Cyperus fugax - FNA23

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