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Cyperus odoratus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39894

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Cyperus engelmanni Steud.
  
    Cyperus ferax Rich.
  
    Cyperus ferruginescens Boeckeler
  
    Cyperus macrocephalus Liebm.
  
    Cyperus eggersii Boeckeler
  
    Cyperus auriculatus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth
  
    Cyperus acicularis Schrad. ex Nees
  
    Cyperus engelmannii Steud.
  
    Cyperus longispicatus Norton
  
    Cyperus speciosus Vahl
  
    Mariscus huarmensis Kunth
  
    Torulinium confertum Desv. ex Ham.
  
    Torulinium eggersii (Boeckeler) C.B. Clarke
  
    Torulinium odoratum (L.) S.S. Hooper
  
    Torulinium odoratum ssp. auriculatum (Nees & Meyen ex Kunth) T. Koyama
  
    Cyperus ferax var. auriculatus (Nees & Meyen ex Kunth) Kük.
  
    Cyperus odoratus var. acicularis (Schrad. ex Nees) O'Neill
  
    Cyperus macrocephalus var. eggersii (Boeckeler) S.D. Jones, Wipff & R. Carter
  
    Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii (Steud.) R. Carter, S.D. Jones & Wipff
  
    Cyperus odoratus var. squarrosus (Britton) S.D. Jones, Wipff & R. Carter
  
    Cyperus speciosus var. squarrosus Britton
  
  Common Name(s): rusty flat sedge
 
    fragrant flatsedge [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyCyperaceae  – sedges, foins coupants, laîches, rouches, rouchettes  
                               GenusCyperus L. – nutgrass, flatsedge  
                                  SpeciesCyperus odoratus L. – rusty flat sedge, fragrant flatsedge  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Cyperaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Cyperus odoratus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Cyperus odoratus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cyperus odoratus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cyperus odoratus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened, Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing...   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 66, no. 210   
  Page(s): 54808-54832   
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  Reference for: Cyperus odoratus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Oceania  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Canada, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: US ESA: No longer a candidate species because more abundant and widespread than previously believed and not subject to the degree of threats to warrant status according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210, Pages 54808 - 54832, October 30, 2001  
 

 

    


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