Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Poorland Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-022:
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus compressus
COMMON NAME:
Poorland Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyco_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cyco_003_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_c_compressus_77325
September Miami-Dade County FL
Spikes 1-6, in subglobose clusters. Peduncles to 10cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_c_compressus_77325b
September Miami-Dade County FL
Spikelets digitate or subdigitate, broadly linear to slightly tetragonal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_c_compressus_77332
September Miami-Dade County FL
Leaf blades 1-2mm wide. Bracts 2-5,1-2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-022:
Cyperus compressus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus compressus
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual?
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Sandy fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple (basal leaves with sheaths and blades)
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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