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Cyperus digitatus
Cyperus digitatus Roxb.
Finger Flat Sedge, Finger Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CYDI5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes brown or whitish.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: GA , LA , TXNative Habitat: Wet pastures, stream banks.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | FACW |
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1276 Collected 2009-07-10 in Brazoria County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterWeb Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cyperus digitatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cyperus digitatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyperus digitatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR