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umbrella flatsedge
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus alternifolius
umbrella flatsedge Sedge Family
Cyperus alternifolius Cyperaceae
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common name
  umbrella flatsedge
accepted scientific name
  Cyperus alternifolius L.
rules for finding collection records
  Cyperus alternifolius (17)
  Cyperus flabelliformis (0)
  Cyperus involucratus (73)
family name
  • Cyperaceae
Image Author: ©2013 Keir Morse
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
Image Source
Category: Grass/Sedge/Rush
Grass Category: Sedge
Plant Observed All Year
Non-Native. Naturalized.

How Likely at this Location (20%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Riparian
Wetland
Forest
Disturbed
Aquatic
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Cyperus alternifolius   L.   (TSN: 501929, Index: 809)


Scientific Names used to access collection records





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Common Names



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Family Names