Ricefield Flatsedge Cyperus iria LinnaeusNon-native  -  Invasive    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Poales   >   Family Cyperaceae   >   Genus Cyperus   

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"Native of the warmer parts of Eurasia; Florida to Texas, north to southeastern Virginia and Maryland" (Reed, 1964).

There are 172 records in the project database.

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Ricefield Flatsedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). Verified by Wayne Longbottom and Jim Brighton. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/17/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/22/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Ricefield Flatsedge in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/27/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)


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