Cyperus odoratus
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{speciesbox
|name = Fragrant flatsedge
|image = Cyperus odoratus 1.jpg
|genus = Cyperus
|species = odoratus
|authority = L.
|synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}
- Diclidium odoratum {{small|(L.) Schrad. ex Nees}}
- Papyrus odorata {{small|(L.) Willd.}}
- Papyrus odorata {{small|(L.) Kunth}}
- Torulinium odoratum {{small|(L.) S.S.Hooper}}
- Cyperus bracteolatus {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus californicus {{small|S.Watson}}
- Cyperus carruthii {{small|Alph.Wood}}
- Cyperus consocius {{small|Steud. ex Jard.}}
- Cyperus cubanus {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus densiflorus {{small|G.Mey.}}
- Cyperus distans {{small|G.Mey.}}
- Cyperus eggersii {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus eggersii var. laticeps {{small|Kük.}}
- Cyperus engelmannii {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus erythrorhizus {{small|Torr.}}
- Cyperus familiaris {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus ferax var. bulbifer {{small|Barros}}
- Cyperus ferax var. densiflorus {{small|(G.Mey.) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferax var. engelmannii {{small|(Steud.) Kük. ex Osten}}
- Cyperus ferax subsp. engelmannii {{small|(Steud.) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferax var. maximiliani {{small|(Schrad. ex Nees) Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus ferax var. novae-hannoverae {{small|(Boeckeler) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferax f. parvus {{small|(Boeckeler) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferax subsp. speciosus {{small|(Vahl) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferax var. squarrosus {{small|(Britton) Kük.}}
- Cyperus ferox {{small|Vahl}}
- Cyperus ferruginescens {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus flavicomus {{small|Pursh}}
- Cyperus flexuosus {{small|Griseb.}}
- Cyperus fossarum {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus fossarum {{small|Schltdl.}}
- Cyperus fragilis {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus granadinus {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus haenkei {{small|J.Presl & C.Presl}}
- Cyperus hamiltonii {{small|Kunth}}
- Cyperus horizontalis {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus huarmensis {{small|(Kunth) M.C.Johnst.}}
- Cyperus jubaeiflorus {{small|Rudge}}
- Cyperus laetus var. obtusiflorus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus lenticularis {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus lomentaceus {{small|Nees & Meyen ex Kunth}}
- Cyperus longispicatus {{small|Norton}}
- Cyperus lucidus {{small|Kunth}}
- Cyperus macrocephalus var. eggersii {{small|(Boeckeler) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter}}
- Cyperus maximiliani {{small|(Schrad. ex Nees) Griseb.}}
- Cyperus michauxianus {{small|Schult.}}
- Cyperus multibracteatus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus multiceps {{small|Hook. & Arn.}}
- Cyperus nitidulus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus nortonii {{small|A.Heller}}
- Cyperus novae-hannoverae {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus odoratus var. attenuatus {{small|Fosberg & Sachet}}
- Cyperus odoratus var. curtispiculus {{small|Fosberg & Sachet}}
- Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii {{small|(Steud.) R.Carter, S.D.Jones & Wipff}}
- Cyperus odoratus var. novae-hannoverae {{small|(Boeckeler) Fosberg & Sachet}}
- Cyperus odoratus var. squarrosus {{small|(Britton) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter}}
- Cyperus oerstedii {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus parvispiculatus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus parvus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus pennatus {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus phleoides {{small|Seem.}}
- Cyperus poeoides {{small|Desv.}}
- Cyperus pohlianus {{small|(Nees) Kuntze}}
- Cyperus prescottianus {{small|Hook. & Arn.}}
- Cyperus pseudostrigosus {{small|Steud.}}
- Cyperus raiateensis {{small|J.W.Moore}}
- Cyperus raphiostachys {{small|Link}}
- Cyperus reineckei {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus rufinus {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus sanctae-crucis {{small|Liebm.}}
- Cyperus speciosus {{small|Torr.}}
- Cyperus speciosus {{small|Vahl}}
- Cyperus speciosus var. ferruginescens {{small|(Boeckeler) Britton}}
- Cyperus speciosus var. parvus {{small|Britton}}
- Cyperus speciosus var. squarrosus {{small|Britton}}
- Cyperus stellatus {{small|Rudge}}
- Cyperus tenuior {{small|Engelm.}}
- Cyperus vahlii {{small|Boeckeler}}
- Cyperus virginicus {{small|Jacq. ex Steud.}}
- Diclidium auriculatum {{small|Nees}}
- Diclidium lenticulare {{small|Schrad. ex Nees}}
- Diclidium lomentaceum {{small|Nees}}
- Diclidium maximiliani {{small|Schrad. ex Nees}}
- Diclidium reinwardtii {{small|Schrad. ex Nees}}
- Diclidium uliginosum {{small|Schrad. ex Nees}}
- Mariscus familiaris {{small|(Steud.) T.Koyama}}
- Mariscus huarmensis {{small|Kunth}}
- Mariscus pohlianus {{small|Nees}}
- Mariscus rhaphiostachys {{small|Liebm.}}
- Torulinium confertum {{small|Desv.}}
- Torulinium eggersii {{small|(Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke}}
- Torulinium macrocephalum var. davidsei {{small|C.D.Adams}}
- Torulinium macrocephalum var. eggersii {{small|(Boeckeler) C.D.Adams}}
- Torulinium michauxianum {{small|C.B.Clarke}}
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Cyperus odoratus is a species of sedge known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. This species is quite variable and may in fact be more than one species included under one name.
Description
In general this is an annual plant approaching half a meter in height on average but known to grow much taller. It usually has some long, thin leaves around the base. The inflorescence is made up of one to several cylindrical spikes attached at a common point. Each of the spikes bears a large number of flat, oval-shaped spikelets. Each spikelet is usually light brown to reddish-brown and has a few to over 20 flowers. Each flower is covered by a tough, flat bract with a visible midvein. The fruit is a flat achene less than two millimeters long.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,8084,8096 Jepson Manual Treatment]
Distribution and habitat
This plant can be found in much of the tropical and warm temperate world, including South, Central, and North America, Southeast Asia, some Pacific Islands, Australia, New Guinea, Madagascar, and central Africa.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=237787 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242357691 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 240, 断节莎 duan jie suo, Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 46. 1753. ][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357691 Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 191, Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 46. 1753. ] It is a plant of wet, muddy areas, including disturbed and altered sites.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYOD USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cyperus+odoratus Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of Northern America
Category:Flora of Southern America
Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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