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Wright's flatsedge
Scientific Name: Cyperus dipsaceus
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Wright's Flatsedge (Cyperus dipsaceus)
Wright's flatsedge, scientifically known as Cyperus dipsaceus, is a plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. It is also commonly referred to as Wright flatsedge.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cyperus dipsaceus Liebm.
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Synonym: Cyperus wrightii Britton
Distribution and Habitat
This species is found in the Sonoran Desert region of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, North America.
Common Names
- Wright's flatsedge
- Wright flatsedge
- Other common names for Cyperus species include: papyrus sedges, flatsedges, nutsedges, umbrella-sedges, and galingales.
- taperleaf flatsedge, taper-tip flat sedge, tapertip flatsedge
Related Species
The text mentions several other Cyperus species, including:
- Cyperus aggregatus (inflatedscale flatsedge)
- Cyperus esculentus (chufa flatsedge, yellow nutgrass, yellow nutsedge)
- Cyperus iria (rice flatsedge)
- Cyperus houghtonii (Houghton's flatsedge)
- Cyperus distans (Piedmont flatsedge)
- Cyperus congestus (Dense Flat-sedge)
- Cyperus sanguinolentus (Louisiana Flatsedge)
- Cyperus articulatus (Jointed flatsedge)
- Cyperus pseudovegetus (Marsh flatsedge)
- Cyperus fendlerianus (Fendler's flatsedge)
- Cyperus mutisii (Mutis' flatsedge)
- Cyperus haspan (Haspan flatsedge)
- Cyperus ligularis (Alabama swamp flatsedge)
- Cyperus compressus (poorland flatsedge)
- Cyperus difformis
Ecological Considerations
Some Cyperus species, such as rice flatsedge (Cyperus iria), are considered weeds and can develop herbicide resistance.
Additional Information
For more information, you can consult resources such as Dave's Garden and the Flora of North America.