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Great Plains flatsedge

Cyperus lupulinus

Also called Hop Flatsedge, Slender Cyperus, Slender Sand Sedge

Great Plains flatsedge
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
E. Canada to U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Cyperus lupulinus, the Great Plains flatsedge, is a plant species native to North America. It is widespread across southeastern Canada and the central and northeastern United States as far west as Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, with more isolated populations reported in Washington (Asotin County), Idaho (Idaho County) and Oregon (Wallowa County). It grows in open, sun-lit locations such as fields, prairies, roadsides, farms, etc.

Other Cyperus plants

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 lupulinus 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.

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