Cyperus odoratus

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Cyperus odoratus L.
Common Name:	Rusty Flatsedge; Fragrant Flatsedge
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	**
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus	Cyperus
Species	Cyperus odoratus L. - Rusty Flatsedge; Fragrant Flatsedge

Citation

Citation	Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 46. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"Cyperus longus odoratus, panicula sparsa, spicis strigosioribus viridibus" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica, 1: 116, t. 74, f. 1, 1707. Lectotypified by Dandy, in Exell, Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé 360. 1944.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Cyperus engelmannii
Cyperus ferax
Cyperus ferruginescens
Cyperus longispicatus
Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii
Cyperus speciosus

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 1979

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0049716	Marshall	26 Aug 2009	Webb, David H. 7095	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001091	Lamar	22 Sep 1981	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2185	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001987	Wilcox	27 Sep 1978	Haynes, Robert R. 6951	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
UNA00001972	Dallas	_ Jun 1892	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001088	Perry	03 Nov 2005	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3391	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00058475	Blount	29 Jul 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1335	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109282	Jackson	31 Oct 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1518	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000025474	Dale	16 May 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 187	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus var. engelmannii (Steud.) R. Carter, S.D. Jones, & Wipff
UWAL0013181	Marengo	28 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 2955	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004570	Mobile	12 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11277	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000025477	Butler	16 Aug 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17902	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
AUA000028104	Lauderdale	9 Jul 2015	England, J. Kevin 5528	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
TROY000049196	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4454	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00065310	Lamar	22 Sep 1981	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2185	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001881	Randolph	14 Oct 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5579	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00056007	Houston	28 Jun 1998	MacDonald, John R. 11516	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001092	Calhoun	16 Aug 2006	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3535	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00069920	Marshall	26 Aug 2009	Webb, David 7095	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
UNAF0001771	Lauderdale	09 Oct 2008	Webb, David H. 6864	UNAF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000025475	Dale	18 Jul 2000	Woods, Michael 8174	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
AUA000041229	Covington	21 Nov 2013	Hansen, Curtis J. 5869	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
TROY000025476	Dale	18 May 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 251	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus var. engelmannii (Steud.) R. Carter, S.D. Jones, & Wipff
UWAL0006263	Jefferson	22 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69552	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004565	Mobile	15 Jul 1979	LeLong, Michel G. 5176	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000049522	Marengo	19 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3710	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001983	Mobile	02 Aug 1965	Deramus, Rebecca D657	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
UWAL0049722	Marshall	17 Sep 1980	Webb, David H. 3509	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001086	Shelby	23 Sep 2006	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3582	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0039167	Montgomery	03 Aug 2017	Diamond, Alvin R. 27901	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
UWAL0003261	Shelby	09 Nov 2007	Keener, Brian R. 4022	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
UWAL0013310	Fayette	19 Jul 2009	Younghance, Steve L. 237	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004569	Greene	19 Oct 1978	LeLong, Michel G. 10988	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001968		s.d.	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
AUA000021090	Choctaw	26 Aug 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 1179	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
USAM000004559	Mobile	12 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11277	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00060916	Mobile	25 Dec 2002	Zebryk, Tad M. 8192	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109281	Etowah	4 Sep 1995	Hodge, Lesley M. 4348	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000043998	Lauderdale	09 Jul 2015	England, J. Kevin 5528	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
AUA000021089	Bibb	16 Sep 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 713	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
ALNHS00003551	Baldwin	27 Aug 2015	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1963	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109283	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10083	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
ALNHS00004250	Cherokee	29 Jun 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2662	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L. var. squarrosus (Britt.) S.D.
JSU109292	Shelby	11 Oct 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10147	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
ALNHS00005099	Baldwin	17 NOV 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2768	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109288	Jefferson	17 Oct 1975	Whetstone, R. David 7271	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
SAMF0001090	Madison	12 Oct 1988	Collier, Stephen 68	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0003259	Cherokee	02 Nov 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12803	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0007741	Marengo	19 Aug 2019	Davenport, L.J. 6691	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0049723	Lauderdale	02 Oct 1980	Webb, David H. 3525	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004561	Baldwin	01 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11825	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000025478	Butler	02 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18018	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004566	Baldwin	23 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11336	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
ALNHS00005915	Mobile	25 Jul 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4166	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109285	Marshall	2 Aug 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2541	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001978	Mobile	28 Sep 1893	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004563	Mobile	06 Sep 1978	LeLong, Michel G. 10502	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
ALNHS00004257	Morgan	14 Jul 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2643	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109284	Jefferson	17 Oct 1975	Whetstone, R. David 7271	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0013190	Marengo	19 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3710	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0043006	Baldwin	14 Jun 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 679	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
AUA000025195	Shelby	9 Nov 2007	Keener, Brian R. 4022	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
USAM000004560	Baldwin	01 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11825	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001962	Monroe	08 Aug 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7571	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
UWAL0019505	Lauderdale	09 Jul 2015	England, J. Kevin 5528	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus var. odoratus
TROY000037159	Fayette	19 Jul 2009	Younghance, Steven L. 237	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
AUA000027061	Baldwin	13 Aug 2008	Barger, T. Wayne PERD-449	AUA Cyperus Odoratus L.
ALNHS00003460	Lee	9 Sep 2014	Barger, T. Wayne CSP-43	ALNHS Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109291	Shelby	12 Oct 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9330	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000049525	Marengo	29 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 2955	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
JSU109290	Jefferson	17 Oct 1975	Whetstone, R. David 7271	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004568	Mobile	18 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11323	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00056445	Marengo	13 Oct 1908	Harper, Roland M. 128	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
TROY000042391	Shelby	09 Nov 2007	Keener, Brian R. 4022	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004557	Mobile	12 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11277	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00073706	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4454	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004562	Baldwin	01 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11825	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000047009	Montgomery	03 Aug 2017	Diamond, Alvin R. 27901	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0003260	Marengo	03 Sep 2008	England, J. Kevin 973	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001089	Jefferson	13 Oct 2005	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3370	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0010410	Butler	10 Sep 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22525	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0003258	Butler	16 Aug 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17902	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109289	Jefferson	17 Sep 1983	Whetstone, R. David 12456	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
USAM000004525	Mobile	18 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11324	USAM Cyperus engelmannii Steudel
UNA00001973	Mobile	_ Sep 1894	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
TROY000029136	Cherokee	02 Nov 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12803	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus var. squarrosus (Britton) Jones, Wipff, & Carter
USAM000004558	Mobile	12 Aug 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11277	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00060487	Mobile	25 Dec 2002	Zebryk, Tad M. 8163	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004567	Baldwin	01 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11825	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
TROY000029309	Marengo	03 Sep 2008	England, J. Kevin 973	TROY Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00053574	Lowndes	30 Sep 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2466	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109287	Talladega	13 Jul 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 340	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001963	Mobile	28 Sep 1893	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
SAMF0001087	Jefferson	22 Aug 1985	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2409	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001982	Montgomery	17 Aug 1978	Wiersema, John H. 436	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.
USAM000004564	Greene	27 Oct 1978	LeLong, Michel G. 10652	USAM Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0017560	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4454	UWAL Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UWAL0043007	Baldwin	09 Jul 2002	Larsen, Harry S. 1003	UWAL Cyperus odoratus L.
JSU109286	Talladega	6 Sep 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3296	JSU Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
SAMF0001093	Lawrence	04 Oct 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4912	SAMF Cyperus odoratus Linnaeus
UNA00001992	Mobile	25 Jul 1966	Deramus, Rebecca D958	UNA Cyperus odoratus L.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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