Cyperus ovatus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
Common Name:Ovate Leaf Flatsedge
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Growth Habit:Herb
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Category:Vascular
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Status:Native, FACU+ (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Cyperus
Species Cyperus ovatus Baldwin - Ovate Leaf Flatsedge

Citation

Citation Cyperus ovatus Baldwin, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s. 2: 168. 1825.
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Type: USA: GEORGIA: Camden Co.: Near St. Marys,

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cyperus blodgettii Cyperus blodgettii Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 316. 1890. FLORIDA: Monroe Co.: Key West, s.d., Blodgett s.n. (holotype: NY).
Cyperus cylindricus Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 339. 1879, non Boeckeler 1859, nec Chapman 1878.Mariscus cylindricus Elliott 1816. 
Cyperus cylindricus Cyperus cylindricus Chapman, Bot. Gaz. 3: 18. 1878, non Boeckeler 1859. FLORIDA: Collier Co.: Colliers Key at Marco Pass,
Cyperus litoreus Cyperus litoreus (C. B. Clarke) Britton ex Small, Fl. Florida Keys 22, 155. 1913.Mariscus litoreus C. B. Clarke 1908. 
Cyperus nashii Cyperus nashii Britton ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1321, 1327. 1903. FLORIDA: Lake Co.: Vicinity of Eustis, 16-25 Aug 1884, Nash 1196 (holotype: NY).
Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus Cyperus ovularis (Michaux) Torrey, var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 279. 1836.Mariscus cylindricus Elliott 1816. 
Cyperus pollardii Cyperus pollardii Britton ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1321, 1327. 1903. FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Miami, 4-7 Apr 1898, Pollard & Collins 257 (holotype: NY).
Cyperus retrorsus Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, Bot. Gaz. 3: 17. 1878. FLORIDA: Collier Co.: Roberts Key, Caxambas ('Caximbas') Bay, s.d., Chapman s.n. (lectotype: US; isolectotype: NY). Lectotypified by R. Carter, Vulpia 6: 2. 2007.
Cyperus retrorsus var. curtisii Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. curtisii (C. B. Clarke) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 512. 1936.Mariscus curtisii C. B. Clarke 1908. 
Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152. 1935.Mariscus cylindricus Elliott 1816. 
Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. multiflorens Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101|): 513. 1936.Cyperus cylindricus Chapman 1878, non Boeckeler 1859. 
Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. nashii (Britton ex Small) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152. 1935.Cyperus nashii Britton ex Small 1903. 
Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. typicus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152. 1935, nom. inadmiss.Cyperus retrorsus Chapman 1878. 
Cyperus retroversus Cyperus retroversus Chapman, Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2. 659. 1883, nom. illegit.Cyperus retrorsus Chapman 1878. 
Cyperus torreyi Cyperus torreyi Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 215. 1886.Mariscus cylindricus Elliott 1816. 
Cyperus winkleri Cyperus winkleri Britton & Small ex Small, Man. SE. Fl. 152, 1503. 1933. FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Humbuggus Prairie, 28 Feb 1915, Small & Mosier 5625 (holotype: NY).
Mariscus blodgettii Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T. Koyama, Phytologia 29: 73. 1974.Cyperus blodgettii Britton 1890. 
Mariscus curtisii Mariscus curtisii C. B. Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Add. Ser. 8: 15. 1908. FLORIDA: Without data, Rugel 357 (holotype: ?).
Mariscus cylindricus Mariscus cylindricus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 74. 1816. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Elliott s.n. (holotype: CHARL).
Mariscus litoreus Mariscus litoreus C. B. Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Add. Ser. 8: 19. 1908. FLORIDA
Mariscus retrorsus Mariscus retrorsus (Chapman) C. B. Clarke, Bull. Misc, Inform. Kew, Add. Ser. 8: 15. 1908.Cyperus retrorsus Chapman 1878. 
Cyperus deeringianus Cyperus deeringianus Britton & Small ex Small, Man. SE. Fl. 153, 1503. 1933. FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Arch Creek Prairie, 3 Jul 1915, Small et al. 6789 (holotype: NY).
Cyperus retrorsus var. deeringianus Cyperus retrorsus Chapman, var. deeringianus (Britton & Small ex Small) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152. 1935.Cyperus deeringianus Britton & Small ex Small 1933. 

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

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: SAMF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
SAMF0001368 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3944		 SAMF
Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
UWAL0003290 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3944		 UWAL
Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
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