Cyperus bipartitus

Torrey

Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 257. 1836.

Common names: Shining flatsedge
Illustrated
Synonyms: Cyperus rivularis Kunth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 161. Mentioned on page 142, 159.

Herbs, annual, densely cespitose, with fibrous-roots. Culms roundly trigonous, 3–25 (–30) cm × 0.3–1.4 mm, glabrous. Leaves 1–3, V-shaped, 1–8 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescences: spike 1, loosely ovoid, compressed, 7–14 × 9–14 mm; rays 1–4, to 2 (–3) cm; bracts 2–3, horizontal to ascending at 30 (–45) °, V-shaped to flat, 1–12 cm × 0.5–1.5 mm. Spikelets 3–5 (–8), flattened, oblong to oblong-lanceoloid, 8–18 × 2–2.6 (–3) mm; floral scales (6–) 10–26 (–32), closely imbricate, laterally light to dark-brown, medially light-brown, laterally ribless, medially 2–3-ribbed, 2-keeled, oblong to ovate, 1.9–2.7 × 1.8–2.3 mm, apex obtuse. Flowers: stamens 2–3; anthers 0.4–0.5 mm, connective not prolonged; styles 0.6–1 mm; stigmas 1–1.5 mm. Achenes black, network of ridges forming isodiametric or square cells, sessile, obovoid to ovoid, 1–1.3 (–1.5) × (0.6–) 0.8 mm, apex apiculate, surfaces minutely punctate.


Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Emergent shorelines, ditches, puddles, often in disturbed places
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Mexico, Central America, South America

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Cyperus bipartitus"
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
obovoid;ovoid +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Gordon C. Tucker* +, Brian G. Marcks* +  and J. Richard Carter * +
Torrey +
persistent +  and deciduous +
decurrent +
Undefined subg. Pycreus +
w--shaped +  and keeled +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
horizontal +  and ascending +
v-shaped +  and flat +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
square +  and isodiametric +
Shining flatsedge +
not prolonged +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
scabridulous +
trigonous +
0.3mm;1.4mm +
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Mexico +, Central America +  and South America +
0–1500 m +
light-brown +, laterally light +  and dark-brown +
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
oblong +  and ovate +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Emergent shorelines, ditches, puddles, often in disturbed places +
subumbellate +  and capitate +
spreading +  and erect +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
v--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Fruiting summer. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
antrorse +  and extrorse +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York +
nearly +  and wingless +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
unequal +
1 +  and 4 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
adventitious +
basal +  and proximal +
cylindric;compressed +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
compressed;ovoid +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
loosely spicate +  and more or less digitate +
0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
oblong;oblong-lanceoloid +
2mm;2.6mm +
2 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
2-3-fid +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Cyperus rivularis +
Cyperus bipartitus +
Cyperus subg. Pycreus +
species +
tuberous +, stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
herb +  and cespitose +