Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye

Locations ofCyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye
Common Name
Pasture Spikesedge, Asiatic Greenhead Sedge
Synonym(s)
Kyllinga gracillima Miquel; Kyllinga brevifolioides (Thieret & Delahoussaye) Tucker
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye
Comments
This Cyperus is a mat-forming perennial from extensively creeping rhizomes. Introduced from e. Asia, it is quite weedy and has become more common in Virginia during the past few decades.
Habitat
River shores and sand bars, freshwater tidal marshes, tidal shores, moist to wet pastures, fields, ditches, and low roadsides. Infrequent throughout, but apparently spreading rapidly; may form large colonies where found.
Native Status
Introduced

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