PLANTS Profile for Cyperus papyrus (papyrus)

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PLANTS Profile

Cyperus papyrus L.
papyrus

Symbol:

CYPA8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, MO, Saint Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Cyperus papyrus L.

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Distribution:
Cyperus papyrus L.


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USA (CA, FL, HI, LA)

Related Taxa:
Cyperus papyrus L.

View 37 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus

Classification:
Cyperus papyrus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Cyperus L. – flatsedge
Species	Cyperus papyrus L. – papyrus

Introduced Information:
Cyperus papyrus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cyperus papyrus L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus papyrus L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39950.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 07:58 AM CDT