*Cyperus blepharoleptos Steudel. Cuban-bulrush. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Ponds and marshes, especially in floating vegetation mats, ditches. Dist: 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; = n/a – RAB; = Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Lye – Ar, FNA23, K3, Mex, WH3; = Scirpus cubensis Poepp. & Kunth – GW1, S, S13, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
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