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Cyperus erythrorhizos
Also called Red-rooted umberella-sedge, Red-root flatsedge, Red Rooted Cyperus, Red Rooted Flatsedge, Red Rooted Nutsedge, Red Rooted Umbrella Sedge, Red Root Flat Sedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos, also known as red-rooted flatsedge or redroot flatsedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico. It has bright red roots, a distinctive feature not found in any other North American flatsedge. Both the scientific name and the common name emphasize this fact.
Cyperus erythrorhizos is native to North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico. It is most common in the United States. It was discovered in Vermont in 2014. In Canada, it occurs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. In Mexico, it was initially discovered in Baja California near the U.S. border based on a specimen collected in 1894. It was subsequently found in the state of Tabasco in southern Mexico. It is a plant of wet areas such as rivers and ditches, generally at low elevations. Its season runs from July to December.
Cyperus absconditicoronatus · Cyperus acholiensis · Tapertip flatsedge · Cyperus afroalpinus · Cyperus afrodunensis · Cyperus afromontanus · Cyperus afrovaricus · Inflatedscale flatsedge · Cyperus ajax · Cyperus alaticaulis · Cyperus albopilosus · Cyperus albopurpureus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus erythrorhizos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
