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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus grayoides Mohlenbrock. Common name: Sand Prairie Flatsedge, Illinois Flatsedge. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhill, other dry sandy communities. Distribution: IL and MO south to w. LA and e. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, Il, Mo1, NS; = Cyperus grayioides Mohlenbr. — C, K4, POWO, Mohlenbrock (1959). Basionym: Cyperus grayoides Mohlenbr. 1959

Links to other floras: = Cyperus grayoides - FNA23

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