Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Cyperus retroflexus
Cyperus retroflexus Buckley
Oneflower Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
USDA Symbol: CYRE14USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Cyperus retroflexus
Oneflower Flatsedge
Cyperaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. On hillside and on flats.
Description: Tufted perennial; erect, arcuate culms to 2 dm tall from swollen base. Leaves 1-3 mm broad, shorter than culms. Spikelets grayish to brownish-red, 4+ mm long, detaching as a unit.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Jun 12, 1993
Specimen number: 008
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0430
Accession Date: Jun 29, 1993
Accession Number: 33
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower) [=Cyperus uniflorus]