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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Cyperus surinamensis Rottb.
Tropical flatsedge (Florida Atlas, PLANTS)

Cyperus surinamensis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Other data on Cyperus surinamensis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cyperus surinamensis has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Freshwater Marsh

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Cyperus surinamensis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton