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Cyperus squarrosus
awned flatsedge
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.

Habitat: Lake and pond shores, banks of slow moving streams and rivers, and other wet, open areas at low to middle elevations.

Flowers: June-September

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Wind

Description:
General:

Tufted, sweet-scented annual, the triangular, solid, slender stems 0.3-1.5 dm. tall.

Leaves:

Leaves few, grass-like, all near the base, as long or longer than the culms, 0.5-2 mm. wide; involucral bracts much surpassing the inflorescence.

Flowers:

Spikelets in dense, capitate clusters, the terminal cluster sessile, the others on slender rays up to 3 cm. long; spikelets 4-10 mm. long, flattened; scales of the spikelets in two vertical rows, 7- to 9-nerved, 1.0-1.7 mm. long, with a recurved awn tip 0.3-1.0 mm. long; stamen solitary; style trifid.

Fruits:

Achenes triangular, 0.6-1.0 mm. long.

Accepted Name:
Cyperus squarrosus L.
Publication: Cent. Pl. II. 6. 1756. 1756.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Chlorocyperus inflexus (Muhl.) Palla
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. [HC]
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. var. runyonii O’Neill
Cyperus inflexus Muhl.
Dichostylis aristata (Rottb.) Palla
Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B. Clarke
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cyperus squarrosus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Cyperus squarrosus checklist entry

OregonFlora: Cyperus squarrosus information

E-Flora BC: Cyperus squarrosus atlas page

CalPhotos: Cyperus squarrosus photos

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