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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus iria
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus iria
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_iria_4515c
September Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus iria
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus iria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus iria
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
Habitat: marshes, ditches, disturbed wet areas, sandbars and gravelbars, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Old World
Common (uncommon in SC Mountains, rare in NC Mountains)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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