PLANTS Profile for Cyperus pennatiformis (coastal flatsedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.
coastal flatsedge

Symbol:

CYPE3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

More Information:

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Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.

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Distribution:
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.


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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cyperus pennatiformis Kük. var. bryanii Kük.. .

Cyperus pennatiformis var. bryanii
Bryan's flatsedge

Distribution of Cyperus pennatiformis Kük. var. pennatiformis. .

Cyperus pennatiformis var. pennatiformis
coastal flatsedge

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Cyperus L. – flatsedge
Species	Cyperus pennatiformis Kük. – coastal flatsedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Mariscus pennatiformis [=CYPEP]
		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39987.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 12:33 PM CDT