Calflora Taxon Report
Cyperus strigosus  L.
False nutsedge, False nutseed, Straw colored cyperus, Strawcolored flatsedge
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2022 Donald Burk
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2022 Donald Burk
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2024 Donald Burk
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2024 David popp
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2024 sapienshane
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2024 Donald Burk
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2024 Donald Burk
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2008 Keir Morse
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2008 Keir Morse
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2003 Steve Matson
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2003 Steve Matson
Cyperus strigosus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Cyperus
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCyperus hansenii
PLANTSCyperus stenolepis
PLANTSCyperus strigosus var. capitatus
PLANTSCyperus strigosus var. multiflorus
PLANTSCyperus strigosus var. robustior
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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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