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Cyperus niger
Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pav.
Black Flat Sedge, Black Flatsedge, Brown Cyperus
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Cyperus diandrus var. capitatus, Cyperus melanostachyus, Cyperus niger var. capitatus, Cyperus niger var. castaneus, Pycreus niger
USDA Symbol: CYNI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NM , OK , TXNative Habitat: Swamps, ditches, wet pastures, seeps in montane forests.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 niger in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cyperus niger in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyperus niger
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR