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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Rough Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-033:
Cyperus dipsaciformis FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus retrofractus var. dipsaciformis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus dipsaciformis
COMMON NAME:
Rough Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyre4_001_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-033:
Cyperus dipsaciformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus retrofractus var. dipsaciformis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus dipsaciformis
4453
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky woodlands and fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA) (uncommon in NC Coastal Plain)
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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