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Cryptic Flatsedge (Cyperus cephalanthus)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • State: LA, TX
  • Nature Serve ID: 143759
  • Lifeform: Graminoid
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Cryptic Flatsedge (Cyperus cephalanthus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Cryptic Flatsedge can be found in Louisiana, Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Cryptic Flatsedge (Cyperus cephalanthus)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Cyperus cephalanthus
Authority Torr. & Hook.
Family Cyperaceae
CPC Number 14196
ITIS 39912
USDA CYCE
Duration Perennial
Common Names Cryptic Flatsedge | buttonbush flatsedge
Associated Scientific Names Cyperus cephalanthus | Cyperus laetus var. cephalanthus | Cyperus rigens subsp. cephalanthus | Mariscus cephalanthus
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Louisiana S2
Texas S1
Ecological Relationships

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