Hi (I), Pr (N), Vi (N)PlantaeSpecies
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavidus
Retz.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Genus
Cyperus
Species
Cyperus flavidus
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Graminoid
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Cyperus confertusPycreus flavidusCyperus mucronatusCyperus humifususCyperus globosus f. minimusCyperus nilagiricusPycreus flavidus var. strictusCyperus linnaeanusCyperus atroferrugineusCyperus flavidus var. khasianusCyperus globosus var. strictusCyperus flavidus var. erectusCyperus tortuosusCyperus fuscoaterPycreus strictusCyperus divaricatusCyperus junghuhniiCyperus curvatusPycreus nilagiricusChlorocyperus globosusCyperus globosus var. nilagiricusCyperus lamarckianusPycreus globosusPycreus lamarckianus var. strictusPycreus flavidus var. minimusPycreus flavidus var. khasianusCyperus flavidus var. nilagiricusCyperus flavidus var. strictusChlorocyperus nilagiricusCyperus semiteresPycreus globosus var. erectusPycreus capillaris var. nilagiricusPycreus reductusCyperus jungendusPycreus globosus var. typicusPycreus lamarckianusChlorocyperus confertusCyperus trachyrhachisPycreus flavidus var. erectusPycreus globosus var. nilagiricusPycreus flavidus var. nilagiricusPycreus globosus var. strictusPycreus capillaris var. strictusCyperus capillarisCyperus strictusCyperus aterCyperus globosusCyperus vulgarisMariscus confertusCyperus biuncialisCyperus confertus var. bidentatusCyperus confertus var. biuncialisCyperus dissitiflorusCyperus confertus f. gracillimusMariscus bidentatusCyperus confertus f. debiliorCyperus confertus var. debiliorCyperus jamaicensis
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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