Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Baldwin's Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus croceus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Cyperus croceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus croceus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036c:
Cyperus globulosus FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus multiflorus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus plankii
COMMON NAME:
Baldwin's Flatsedge
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cygl3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_croceus_76944
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_croceus76944b
July Miami-Dade County FL
Spikes subglobose, dense, 5-20mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0548
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0552
August Greenville County SC
Bracts similar to leaf blades, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s000809_a
August Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
(?) INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus croceus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Cyperus croceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus croceus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036c:
Cyperus globulosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus multiflorus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus plankii
423
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Olive/Reddish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p152
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p376
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p015
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