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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. Flatsedges
  8. Black Flatsedge

species 138 observations

Black Flatsedge

Cyperus melanostachyus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

15 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Javelin Moth, Dun Skipper 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sandhill Crane, Wild Turkey, Snow Goose, Montezuma Quail 13

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS.

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