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Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
  
1 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Bearded Flatsedge (Cyperus squarrosus) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Cyperus squarrosus is a species of sedge known by several common names, including bearded flatsedge and awned flatsedge. It is found in wet environments in North and South America, Africa, Australia, southern Asia (China, India, Saudi Arabia, Indochina, etc. ) and Italy. Cyperus squarrosus is a small sedge, reaching a maximum height between 10 and 16 centimeters. There are one to three short, thin leaves around the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a single spherical or bunched spike of up to 30 spikelets. Each spikelet is flat and has excurved awns, meaning the tip of each of the two to eight flowers on the spikelet curls outward. The spikelets are bright green to yellowish or brown. The curved awn tips and the small size of this sedge are good identifying characteristics.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Grasses

Size
Size
4 - 6.2 in tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Brown

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 1

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 81.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 2.91", Coldest Month: 26.5" - 56.0", Hottest Month: 53.4" - 83.9", Humidity: 0.36" - 34.29", Elevation: 2" - 8808"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Awned Flat Sedge, Awned Flatsedge, Bearded Nutgrass


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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