Cyperus flavescens Linnaeus. Common name: Yellow Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Low fields, ditches, marshes, especially where seasonally flooded. Distribution: Pantropical and warm temperate, north in North America to MA, MI, MO, and KS.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Cyperus flavescens L. var. poaeformis — F; > Cyperus flavescens L. var. poiformis (Pursh) Fernald — Mo1. Basionym: Cyperus flavescens L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Cyperus flavescens - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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