Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
- Native to:
- American Samoa, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, Canada, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Chile, China, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara-shoto, Palau, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Senegal, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Transcauca
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus odoratus
- USDA Symbol:
- CYOD
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual | Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- greenish, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, waterfowl
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, nutrient-rich, loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Commonly found in wetlands and marshy areas