Cyperus pseudovegetus

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Common Names: Marsh Flatsedge; Green Flatsedge [1]

Cyperus pseudovegetus
Cyperus pseudovegetus NRCS.jpg
Photo from USDA NRCS Plants Database.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: C. pseudovegetus
Binomial name
Cyperus pseudovegetus
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CYPE PSEU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Cyperus pseudovegetus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: C. virens Michaux

Variety: none

Description

C. pseudovegetus is a perennial praminoid of the Cyperaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

C. pseudovegetus is native to the eastern United States, including New Jersey and Massachusetts, west to southern Illinois and south Missouri, south to Florida, and west to Texas and Oklahoma.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

Common habitats for the C. pseudovegetus include marshes, ditches, and other depressions with moist soils, for instance samples have been taken from pine flatwoods, edges of ponds and rivers, and other depressions that consist of moist soils. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, P. REdfearn, Sydney Thompson, Culver Gidden, R. THorne, R. Davidson, R. Norris, Cecil Slaughter, William Platt, Richar Carter, SHaron Carter, W. George. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Liberty, Nassau, Franklin, Washington, Leon, Jefferson, Gulf, Gadsden, Holmes, Calhoun, Taylor) Georgia (Thomas, Upson, McIntosh, Lowndes, Clinch, Berrian)