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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cyperus eragrostis Lamarck. Common name: Lovegrass Flatsedge. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed wetlands. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: See Bryson et al. (1996), Brown & Marcus (1998), Kunzer et al. (2009).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — C, Pa, RAB. Basionym: Cyperus eragrostis Lam. 1791

Links to other floras: = Cyperus eragrostis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

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