- Pronunciation: sigh-PUR-us
- Common Name: flat sedge
- Type: Sedge. Tufted or rhizomatous.
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Size: to 30 cm
- Vegetation Type: Swampland, moist open forest
- Species List: SRR NNP, SRR,
Identification Notes
Identifying features - Cyperus sp Culms: Triangular to cylindrical. Inflorescence: Terminal, Head-like or Umbel-like, Simple or Compound rays. Involucral Bracts: Under each Ray, mostly Leaf-like. Leaves: Grass-like or Reduced to sheathing scales.
