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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Cyperus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus odoratus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-013?:
Cyperus engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus engelmannii
COMMON NAME:
Slender Sand Flatsedge, Engelmann's Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyen_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus odoratus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-013?:
Cyperus engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus engelmannii
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual?
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Uncommon
Look for it in alluvial and other damp to wet soils, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!