Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Cyperus lupulinus var. lupulinus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Great Plains Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus lupulinus var. lupulinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040?:
Cyperus filiculmis FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus filiculmis
COMMON NAME:
Great Plains Flatsedge, Slender Nutsedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Cyperus lupulinus var. lupulinus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus lupulinus var. lupulinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040?:
Cyperus filiculmis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus filiculmis
4452
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry sterile soils in fields and meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & NC (rare in Mtns & Pdmt of GA) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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