Cyperus excurrens J.R. Carter & P.D. Lowe. Excurrent Flatsedge. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Sporadically appearing in exsiccated bottoms of karst ponds in the Coastal Plain. Dist: Known only from sw. GA, perhaps to be expected in se. AL and FL Panhandle.
ID notes: Similar to the widely distributed C. strigosus, from which it differs notably in its restricted habitat, annual habit, diminutive stature, and floral scales with an excurved mucro.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Lowe & Carter (2022c) for detailed information.
Synonymy: = Lowe & Carter (2022c); < Cyperus strigosus L. – FNA23
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