Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Cyperus elegans
Cyperus elegans L.
Royal Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
USDA Symbol: CYELUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Cyperus elegans
Sticky Flatsedge
Cyperaceae
Location: W side of Holbrook Rd, 200 m N of Rittiman Rd, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: In broad drain into Salado Creek; full sun, mud, among other palustrines.
Description: Achene trigonous. Spikelet axis deciduous as a unit. Culms non-septate. Primary peduncles never bearing an irregular panicle. Stamens-3. Lower leaves w/well developed blades. Achene 1 mm thick, longer than thick, 1.5 mm long. Spikelet axis internodes wingless. Tufted perennial w culms to 7 mm thick, the longer peduncles w/secondary peduncles. Spikelets grayish-ochraceous; achene thickest near apex, long-tapered to base, oblique.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jun 2, 1994
Specimen number: 609
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0895
Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
Accession Number: 66
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)