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Cyperus giganteus Vahl
Giant flatsedge

Cyperus giganteus
Copyright by: plantillustrations.org (public domain)
originally published in Clarke, C.B., Illustrations of Cyperaceae, t. 20, fig. 5,6 (1909) [C. Fitch]

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Cyperus giganteus available from :

Cyperus giganteus has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Everglades National Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized

Cyperus giganteus has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized

Cyperus giganteus has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Wetland

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Cyperus giganteus
Copyright by: plantillustrations.org (public domain)
originally published in Clarke, C.B., Illustrations of Cyperaceae, t. 20, fig. 5,6 (1909) [C. Fitch]