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*Cyperus oxylepis Nees ex Steudel. Sharp-scale Flatsedge. Phen: Jun-Nov. Hab: Disturbed wet areas, marshes, saline areas. Dist: Native of South America.
ID notes:Forms with relatively short spikelets may be mistaken for C. elegans; see comments under that species.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Taxonomy Comments: See Bryson et al. (1996).
Synonymy: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Tx, WH3; = n/a – RAB
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
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