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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Cyperus strigosus

False Nutsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge

Scientific Name:

Cyperus strigosus

Genus:

Cyperus

Species Epithet:

strigosus

Common Name:

False Nutsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge

Plant Type

Grass/Sedge/Rush

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Green

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

July, August, September, October

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Marshes, ditches, wet flatwoods, wet disturbed areas. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate, Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Waterfowl like the seeds, which spread freely. Can be weedy. Clump-forming, with basal leaves and leafy bracts just below the flowering stalks.

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Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/cyperus/strigosus/



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