Native Plants
Cyperus elegans
Cyperus elegans L.
Royal Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
USDA Symbol: CYELUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Cyperus elegans
Sticky Flatsedge
Cyperaceae
Location: W side of Holbrook Rd, 200 m N of Rittiman Rd, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: In drain into Salado Creek; full sun, in mud; among palustrine plants.
Description: Achene trigonus. Spikelet axis deciduous as a unit. Culms non-septate. Primary peduncles never bearing an irregular panicle. Stamens-3. Lower leaves w/well developed blades. Achene 1.5 mm long, 1 mm thick, the longer peduncles w/secondary peduncles. Spikelets grayish-ochraceous. Achene thickest near apex, long tapered to base.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Aug 5, 1994
Specimen number: 654
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0938
Accession Date: Oct 27, 1994
Accession Number: 73
Annotations: SXFXB (In fruit)