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Bearded Flatsedge - Cyperus squarrosus
Other Names:
Cyperus aristatus
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
SNR
C-value:
4
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General Description
Caespitose annual. Stems ascending to erect, 1–5 cm. Leaves basal, 0.5–2 mm wide, mostly flat. Inflorescence of hemispheric to obovoid spikes of sessile or subsessile spikelets. Spikelets flattened, 3–8 mm long. Scales long-acuminate, light brown, ca. 1.5 mm long, 7- to 9-veined with long spreading to reflexed tips. Flowers: stamen 1; style 3-branched. Achene narrowly obovate, 3-sided, brown, 0.5–1 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Throughout temperate and tropical North America, cosmopolitan (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 7
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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