Native Plants
Plant Database
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperus surinamensis Rottb.
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CYSU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , KS , LA , MS , NJ , OK , SC , TN , TXNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-MM-804 Collected 2006-09-12 in Llano 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 surinamensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cyperus surinamensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyperus surinamensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-29Research By: SET