Cyperus strigosus

False nutsedge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. strigosus
Binomial name
Cyperus strigosus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyperus hansenii Britton
  • Cyperus stenolepis Torr.
  • Mariscus strigosus (L.) C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus distans Pursh
  • Cyperus enslenii Pursh
  • Cyperus praelongatus Steud.
  • Mariscus praelongatus (Steud.) C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus stenolepis (Torr.) C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus naguensis Britton

Cyperus strigosus is a species of sedge known by the common names false nutsedge and straw-colored flatsedge. It is native to the United States, Cuba and Canada, where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types, including disturbed and cultivated areas such as roadsides and crop fields. It is common and sometimes weedy.[1][2] It is a perennial sedge growing up to 70 centimetres tall. The inflorescence is a cluster of many linear-shaped spikelets up to 3 centimetres long each. A few long, leaf-like bracts grow at the base of the spike.[3]

Introduced populations occur in Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain and Bangladesh.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of North America
  3. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
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