Cyperus refractus Engelmann ex Boeckeler. Common name: Reflexed Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky woodlands and forests, also in somewhat moister sites. Distribution: NJ west to OH and MO, south to SC, GA, AL, and AR.
ID notes: Flowering material of the much more common C. strigosus is sometimes misidentified as this species; see Key ZD.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA23, G, K4, Mo1, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W. Basionym: Cyperus refractus Engelm. ex Boeckeler 1870 "Urbasionym:" Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. 1848
Links to other floras: = Cyperus refractus - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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