Swartz's flatsedge

Common names

Synonyms

• Cyperus caymanensis Millsp.
• Cyperus granularis (Desf. ex Link) Britton
• Cyperus swartzii var. efoliatus Kük.
• Cyperus swartzii var. elongatus Kük.
• Cyperus swartzii var. granularis (Desf. ex Link) Kük.
• Cyperus swartzii var. latifolius Kük.
• Kyllinga filiformis Sw.
• Kyllinga filiformis var. junciformis C.Wright ex Griseb.
• Kyllinga granularis Desf. ex Link
• Kyllinga microcephala Liebm.
• Kyllinga rigidifolia Boeckeler
• Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Spreng.
• Mariscus gracilis Vahl
• Mariscus swartzii A.Dietr.

Characteristics

Growth habit

Graminoid

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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