Cyperus niger
Ruiz & Pav.
Black cyperus, Black flatsedge, Brown cyperus
Cyperus niger is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
Do not eat any part of this plant.
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
meadows
Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian
