Cyperus niger Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2588

Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pav.

Black cyperus, Black flatsedge, Brown cyperus

2009 Doreen L. Smith

2003 Steve Matson

2011 Aaron Arthur

Cyperus niger, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (318 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cyperus diandrus var. capitatus
JEF	Cyperus diandrus var. castaneus
PLANTS	Cyperus melanostachyus
JEF + PLANTS	Cyperus niger var. capitatus
JEF + PLANTS	Cyperus niger var. castaneus
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More information about Cyperus niger


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CYNI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/11/2021).