*Cyperus metzii (Hochstetter ex Steudel) Mattfeld & Kükenthal. Common name: Crested Greenhead Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Lawns, turf farms, athletic fields, golf courses, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Asia. Reported for AL by Barger et al. (2012)
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Carter et al (2016); = Kyllinga squamulata Thonn. ex Vahl — FNA23, NS, WH3; = n/a — RAB; Kyllinga metzii Hochst. ex Steud. Basionym: Kyllinga metzii Hochst. ex Steud. 1854
Links to other floras: = Kyllinga squamulata - FNA23
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