Cyperus amuricus
Asian Flatsedge
Also known as: Chlorocyperus amuricus (Maxim.) Palla ex Kük. +16 more
- Chlorocyperus amuricus (Maxim.) Palla ex Kük.
- Chlorocyperus franchetii Palla
- Cyperus amuricus f. nanus Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus f. perdebilis Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus subsp. japonicus Miq.
- Cyperus amuricus subsp. nanus Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus subsp. perdebilis Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus subsp. pterygorrachis (H.Lév.) Ohwi
- Cyperus amuricus subsp. subiroides Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus var. japonicus Miq.
- Cyperus amuricus var. pterygorrachis (H.Lév.) Ohwi
- Cyperus amuricus var. subiroides Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus var. subivioides Kük.
- Cyperus aristatus subsp. maingayi C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus aristatus var. maingayi C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus krameri Franch. & Sav.
- Cyperus pterygorrachis H.Lév.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Cyperus amuricus (commonly known as Asian flatsedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Taiwan, Tibet
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania