Cyperus haspan Linnaeus. Sheathed Flatsedge. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Tidal marshes, other marshes, ponded depressions, low fields, ditches, waterfowl impoundments, weed in rice fields. Dist: Pantropical in distribution, north in North America to se. VA (MD?), sc. TN, c. AR, and c. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, G, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Mex, NcTx, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; = n/a – Tat; > Cyperus haspan L. var. americanus Boeckeler – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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