*Cyperus blepharoleptos Steudel. Common name: Cuban-bulrush. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Ponds and marshes, especially in floating vegetation mats, ditches. Distribution: Tropical America; very likely accidentally introduced in the Southeastern US via shipping (first known occurrences in Mobile, AL in 1882 and New Orleans, LA in 1889).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = n/a — RAB; = Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Lye — Ar, FNA23, Mex, NS, WH3; = Scirpus cubensis Poepp. & Kunth — GW1, S, S13, Tx. Basionym: Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. 1854
Links to other floras: = Oxycaryum cubense - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
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