Index / Search / Cyperus squarrosus
§1 Plant
Cyperus squarrosus L.
vernacular bearded flatsedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cyperus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 914 counties across 48 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 914 counties across 48 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 17 N ▾
California view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Alpine 06003
- Amador 06005
- Butte 06007
- Calaveras 06009
- Colusa 06011
- El Dorado 06017
- Fresno 06019
- Glenn 06021
- Humboldt 06023
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Kings 06031
- Lake 06033
- Lassen 06035
- Madera 06039
- Mariposa 06043
- Mendocino 06045
- Merced 06047
- Modoc 06049
- Mono 06051
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Nevada 06057
- Orange 06059
- Placer 06061
- Plumas 06063
- Riverside 06065
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Joaquin 06077
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Shasta 06089
- Sierra 06091
- Siskiyou 06093
- Stanislaus 06099
- Trinity 06105
- Tulare 06107
- Tuolumne 06109
- Ventura 06111
Colorado view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- Starke 18149
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Comanche 20033
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lyon 20111
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wallace 20199
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Pendleton 21191
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
- Bossier 22015
- Catahoula 22025
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Feliciana 22125
Maine view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Steele 27147
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Daviess 29061
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Boyd 31015
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Garden 31069
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Loup 31115
- Madison 31119
- Morrill 31123
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Essex 36031
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Oneida 36065
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Seneca 36099
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 11 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dyer 47045
- Grainger 47057
- Hamblen 47063
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jefferson 47089
- Lauderdale 47097
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Rutherford 47149
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Union 47173
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Aransas 48007
- Atascosa 48013
- Bandera 48019
- Bell 48027
- Bosque 48035
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Burnet 48053
- Comal 48091
- Dallas 48113
- El Paso 48141
- Gillespie 48171
- Grayson 48181
- Hamilton 48193
- Harris 48201
- Hemphill 48211
- Henderson 48213
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hood 48221
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Kenedy 48261
- Lamar 48277
- Limestone 48293
- Llano 48299
- Mason 48319
- McLennan 48309
- Montgomery 48339
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Nueces 48355
- Parker 48367
- Polk 48373
- Presidio 48377
- Real 48385
- San Patricio 48409
- Smith 48423
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Terrell 48443
- Tom Green 48451
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Val Verde 48465
- Wharton 48481
- Willacy 48489
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 18 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Washburn 55129
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
Wyoming view state ↗ 3 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYSQ ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2714313 ↗Record version
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