Roadside Flatsedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
- Native to:
- Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palau, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Windward Is., Zambia
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus sphacelatus
- USDA Symbol:
- CYSP3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- greenish
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, nutrient-rich, loamy soil
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist