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Cyperus compressus L.
poorland flatsedge
Symbol: CYCO
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Cyperus compressus to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for CYCO
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Plant Distribution by State

Cyperus compressus L.

CYCO

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Related Taxa:
Cyperus compressus L.

View 35 genera in Cyperaceae, 125 species in Cyperus

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Classification:
Cyperus compressus L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
                            Genus Cyperus L. – flatsedge
                               Species Cyperus compressus L. – poorland flatsedge

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Invasive Information:
Cyperus compressus L.
        poorland flatsedge
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cyperus compressus L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW+ FAC+ FACW FACW+ NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO FACW FAC

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cyperus compressus L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39913.
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