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§1 Plant

Cyperus strigosus L.

vernacular strawcolored flatsedge — species · Cyperaceae

USDA
CYST
GBIF
2716719
Rank
species
strawcolored flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus)
Platephotograph · Michael J. PapayCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Cyperaceae Juss.
Genus
Cyperus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,602 counties across 44 states/territories
Legend Native · 1602 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
16–60 in/yr
pH range
6.4–7
Root depth
16 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Bunch
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
3.2 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Brown
Fruit colour
Red
Fire resistant
Yes
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Propagation
sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Graze palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,602 counties across 44 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 27 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 62 N ▾
California view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 48 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 80 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 58 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 110 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 62 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 33 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 36 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 41 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 88 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 44 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 21 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 45 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 87 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 72 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 25 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 29 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 73 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 64 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 96 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 5 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 52 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CYST ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2716719 ↗

Record version

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