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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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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 Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus odoratus
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus engelmannii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus odoratus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus odoratus
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
4027
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual?
Habitat: alluvial and other damp to wet soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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