Cyperus retrorsus Chapman. Pineland Flatsedge. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Dry woodlands, forests, and rock outcrops. Dist: S. NY south to FL, west to TX, mostly on the Coastal Plain, but north in the interior to KY and se. OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K3, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Cyperus retrorsus Chapm. var. retrorsus – F, K1, RAB; > Cyperus retrorsus Chapm. – S; > Cyperus torreyi Britton – S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9