PLANTS Profile for Cyperus retrorsus (pine barren flatsedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
pine barren flatsedge

Symbol:

CYRE5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

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Distribution:
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.


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Related Taxa:
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cyperus retrorsus Chapm. var. retrorsus. . Image Available.

Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
pine barren flatsedge

Distribution of Cyperus retrorsus Chapm. var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük.. .

Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
pine barren flatsedge

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

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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 retrorsus Chapm. – pine barren flatsedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
retrorse flatsedge		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
retrorse flatsedge		Extirpated

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 retrorsus Chapm.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU+,FAC

FAC-

FACU+

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor		Low		Low		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39898.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:04 AM CDT