Cyperus squarrosus
{{Short description|Species of sedge}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Bearded flatsedge
| image = Cyperus squarrosus NRCS-1 4x3.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Cyperus
| species = squarrosus
| authority = L.
| synonyms = *Cyperus aristatus Torrb.
- Cyperus inflexus Muhl.
- and many others
}}
Cyperus squarrosus is a species of sedge known by several common names, including bearded flatsedge and awned flatsedge. It is found in wet environments in North and South America, Africa, Australia, southern Asia (China, India, Saudi Arabia, Indochina, etc.) and Italy.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=238625 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=cyperus+aristatus Altervista Flora Italiana, Zigolo pavese, Cyperus aristatus Rottb. ] includes photos and distribution maps
Description
Cyperus squarrosus is a small sedge, reaching a maximum height between {{convert|10|-|16|cm|abbr=on}}. There are one to three short, thin leaves around the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a single spherical or bunched spike of up to 30 spikelets. Each spikelet is flat and has excurved awns, meaning the tip of each of the two to eight flowers on the spikelet curls outward. The spikelets are bright green to yellowish or brown. The curved awn tips and the small size of this sedge are good identifying characteristics.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101128 Flora of North America, Cyperus squarrosus ][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242101128 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 238, 具芒鳞砖子苗 ju mang lin zhuan zi miao, Cyperus squarrosus Linnaeus, Cent. Pl. 2: 6. 1756. ]
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,8084,8099 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYSQ USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cyperus+squarrosus Photo gallery]
- {{AfricanPlants|Cyperus squarrosus}}
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Category:Flora of Northern America
Category:Flora of Southern America
Category:Plants described in 1756
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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