Cyperus strigosus

Cyperus strigosus is a species of sedge known by the common names false nutsedge and straw-colored flatsedge. It is native to the United States, Cuba and Canada, where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types, including disturbed and cultivated areas such as roadsides and crop fields. It is common and sometimes weedy.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of North America It is a perennial sedge growing up to tall. The inflorescence is a cluster of many linear-shaped spikelets up to long each. A few long, leaf-like bracts grow at the base of the spike.Jepson Manual Treatment

Introduced populations occur in Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain and Bangladesh.

See also List of Cyperus species

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External links USDA Plants Profile Photo gallery