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not marked as a favorite taxon *Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler. Common name: Woodrush Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Bottomland hardwood forests, coastal grasslands, marshes, vacant lots, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of temperate South America. Established from E. GA south to s. FL and west to e. and s. TX. Carter (1990), Rosen, Carter, & Bryson (2006), and Carter, Baker, & Morris (2009) discuss the spread of this noxious weed in the Southeastern United States. Bradley et al. [in prep.] report for Coastal Plain of SC (Jasper County).

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Taxonomy Comments: Culm usually smooth, but rarely with scattered retrorse teeth, a possible result of introgression with C. surinamensis (Carter 1990).

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Carter (1990); = n/a — C, RAB. Basionym: Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler 1878

Links to other floras: = Cyperus entrerianus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW

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