Cyperus subsquarrosus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cyperus
Species:	Cyperus subsquarrosus (Muhl.) Bauters
Common Name	False Nutsedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
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Status	Native
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Fulton (KY), Lyon (KY), Marshall (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Henry (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Montgomery (TN), Stewart (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1983 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0039150	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0069884	Fulton	Kentucky	08 Oct 1986	Max Medley	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039274	Benton	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039155	Benton	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0048366	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039154	Houston	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039273	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0041106	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039271	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039266	Lyon	Kentucky	05 Sep 1984	Edward Chester	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039268	Trigg	Kentucky	06 Sep 1984	Edward Chester	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039152	Wayne	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039275	Montgomery	Tennessee	29 Sep 1983	Edward Chester	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039272	Henry	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039153	Henry	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0041534	Hardin	Tennessee	26 Oct 2011	David H. Webb	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039148	Marshall	Kentucky	16 Oct 2009	David H. Webb	APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039265	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039151	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039267	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039149	Wayne	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039276	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039156	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039264	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0066111	Calloway	Kentucky			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0039269	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus
APSC0066110	Marshall	Kentucky			APSC Cyperus subsquarrosus

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Cyperus subsquarrosus

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