Biology:Cyperus strigosus
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Short description: Species of plant
| False nutsedge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. strigosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus strigosus | |
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Cyperus strigosus is a species of sedge known by the common names false nutsedge and straw-colored flatsedge. It is native to the United States , Cuba and Canada , where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types, including disturbed and cultivated areas such as roadsides and crop fields. It is common and sometimes weedy.[1][2] It is a perennial sedge growing up to 70 centimetres tall. The inflorescence is a cluster of many linear-shaped spikelets up to 3 centimetres long each. A few long, leaf-like bracts grow at the base of the spike.[3]
Introduced populations occur in Bulgaria, France , Italy, Spain and Bangladesh.[1]
See also
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5200210 entry
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