Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Cyperus difformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Variable Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus difformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cyperus difformis
COMMON NAME:
Variable Flatsedge, Smallflower Umbrella Sedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Cyperus difformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus difformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cyperus difformis
4184
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Old World tropics
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Perianth absent
Superior ovary
Spikelets in globose heads
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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