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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
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 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 (10/20/20):
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus retrofractus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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