Cyperus retrorsus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus retrorsus

Name[edit]

Cyperus retrorsus Chapm., Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 (1878).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 15 (1908).
- Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Mariscus umbellatus Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 59 (1813), nom. illeg.
- Mariscus cylindricus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 74 (1816).
- Mariscus ovularis Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 58 (1823), nom. illeg.
- Mariscus neglectus Schult., Mant. 2: 144 (1824).
- Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 279 (1836).
- Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 279 (1836).
- Mariscus aureus Bertol., Misc. Bot. 8: 29 (1849).
- Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 378 (1870).
- Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 7: 48 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Cyperus retroversus Chapm., Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2: 659 (1883), orth. var.
- Cyperus torreyi Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 215 (1886).
- Cyperus blodgettii Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 316 (1890).
- Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 316 (1890).
- Cyperus nashii Britton in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 1321 (1903).
- Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 172 (1903).
- Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 14 (1908).
- Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935).
- Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935).
- Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 513 (1936).
- Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 513 (1936).
- Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners, Field & Lab. 20: 34 (1952).
- Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama, Phytologia 29: 73 (1974).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- - Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Louisiana; Maryland; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; Missouri; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia
Continental: Southern America
- - Colombia; Panam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Chapman, A.W., 1878. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes. Crawfordsville, IN, Chicago, IL 3:17.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 10 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus retrorsus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus retrorsus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: pine barren flatsedge

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