Index / Search / Cyperus echinatus
§1 Plant
Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph. Wood
vernacular globe flatsedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cyperus
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 708 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 708 counties across 25 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Crawford 17033
- Edwards 17047
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Calhoun 28013
- Chickasaw 28017
- Clay 28025
- Copiah 28029
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Harrison 28047
- Holmes 28051
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Lowndes 28087
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tate 28137
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Webster 28155
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Randolph 29175
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Camden 37029
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Lee 37105
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bryan 40013
- Canadian 40017
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Delaware 40041
- Grady 40051
- Haskell 40061
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Lincoln 40081
- Logan 40083
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Okmulgee 40111
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Seminole 40133
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 12 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Clarendon 45027
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Greenwood 45047
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Saluda 45081
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Bradley 47011
- Carroll 47017
- Chester 47023
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Warren 47177
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Austin 48015
- Bastrop 48021
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Calhoun 48057
- Cameron 48061
- Cass 48067
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Henderson 48213
- Hopkins 48223
- Houston 48225
- Hunt 48231
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- Kaufman 48257
- Lamar 48277
- Lavaca 48285
- Leon 48289
- Liberty 48291
- Llano 48299
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Mason 48319
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Milam 48331
- Montague 48337
- Montgomery 48339
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Parker 48367
- Polk 48373
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- Smith 48423
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Wood 48499
Virginia view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYEC2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2716294 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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