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swamp flatsedge
Scientific Name: Cyperus distinctus
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Swamp Flatsedge
This page provides information about the Swamp Flatsedge, a plant commonly found in wetland environments.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Cyperus ligularis L. and Cyperus distinctus Steud.
- Common Names: Swamp Flatsedge, Alabama Swamp Flatsedge, Green Flatsedge
- Other Common Names: Rocket Sedge
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Genus: Cyperus
- Order: Cyperales
- Synonym: Mariscus ligularis
Distribution and Habitat
- Swamp Flatsedge is native to Florida and found in wetlands.
- It grows naturally in damp habitats such as swamps, sedge meadows, seeps, and low-lying areas along streams and lakes.
- It is also found in Latin America, where it is known as Navajola.
- In England, it is mainly found in northern England, East Anglia, and the West Midlands down to Dorset, in upland flushes, fens, and swamps.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- This flatsedge can grow up to 10 inches tall as a summer annual.
- Prefers a slightly humid soil.
Related Species
- Tapertip flatsedge (Cyperus)
- Tall flatsedge (Cyperus eragrostis)
- Fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus)
- Manyspike flatsedge (Cyperus polystachyos)
- Piedmont Flatsedge (Cyperus distans)
- Finger flatsedge (Cyperus dioicus)
- Ricefield flatsedge (Cyperus iria)