genus
Flatsedges
Cyperus
Field notes
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- Tall Flatsedge native
- Umbrella Papyrus introduced
- Straw-colored Flatsedge native
- Yellow Nutsedge native
- Fragrant Flatsedge native
- Purple Nutsedge introduced
- Bunchy Flat-sedge native
- Whitehead Spikesedge introduced
- Papyrus Sedge introduced
- Baldwin's Flatsedge native
- Shortleaf Spikesedge native
- Globe Flatsedge native
- Rice Flat-sedge introduced
- Swamp Flatsedge native
- Tropical Flatsedge native
- Brown Flatsedge present
- Pacific Island Flatsedge present
- Great Plains Flatsedge native
- Bearded Flatsedge native
- Redroot Flatsedge native
- Green Flatsedge native
- Sweet Galingale present
- Variable Flatsedge introduced
- Fragrant Spikesedge native
Range
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.
Top native flatsedges All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
caterpillars
5
food
24
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Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
caterpillars
5
food
19
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Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
caterpillars
5
food
18
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Tall Flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
caterpillars
5
food
17
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Straw-colored Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus
caterpillars
5
food
17
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Redroot Flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos
caterpillars
5
food
17
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Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
caterpillars
5
food
16
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Small-Flower Halfchaff Sedge
Cyperus subsquarrosus
caterpillars
5
food
15
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Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Globe Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatus
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Green Flatsedge
Cyperus virens
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Pinebarren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
caterpillars
5
food
14