Hybrid flat-sedge
Cyperus xmesochorus Geise
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Morphology
- Culm
- Erect, glabrous or rarely slightly rough.
- Leaves
- Blades occasionally reaching inflorescences, up to 1/4 inch wide, glabrous.
- Inflorescence
- Spikes, central 1-3 sessile, lateral 2-10 spreading or slightly ascending on unequal rays to 3.5 inches long, condensed, hemispheric or ellipsoid.
- Flower
- Spiklets 5-15, ascending, flattened, 1/2 to 1 inch long, to 18-flowered, radiating from common point; scales ovate, 9-15-nerved; margins rough; tips abruptly short-pointed.
- Fruit
- Achenes, ellipsoid, 3-angled, less than 1/8 inch long, pale brown, 1-seeded.
Additional Notes
Comments
Rhizomatous. Cyperus xmesochorus is a hybrid between Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks and Cyperus schweinitzii Torr. It is common and widespread.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Sedge
- Family
- Cyperaceae - Sedge Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- Up to 30 inches
- Last Updated
- 2007-10-06
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Blooms: July, August, September, October