Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Rice-field Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-020:
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus iria
COMMON NAME:
Rice-field Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyir_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_iria_4515
September Miami-Dade County FL
Bracts 3-4, 1-4mm wide. Peduncles to 6cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_iria_4515b
September Miami-Dade County FL
Spikes numerous in irregularly ascending, umbellate clusters, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_iria_4515c
September Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-020:
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus iria
3964
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Old World
Habitat: marshes, ditches, disturbed wet areas, sandbars and gravelbars, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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