Cyperus odoratus L.

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Plants of Arizona
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Cyperus odoratus L.
Family: Cyperaceae
Arizona, Cochise County; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area,
St. David Cienega, just west of Upper San Pedro River, north end of wetland.,
N 31° 50.837' , W 110° 12.844' 3700 ft.1128 m.
Habitat: wetland, cienega, surrounded by mesquite woodland.
Associated spp: Distichlis spicata, Cyperus odoratus, C. spectabilis, C.
niger, Panicum obtusum, Sporobolus wrightii, Prosopis velutina, Eleocharis
rostellata, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Echinochloa crusgaU, E. colona, Typha
sp., Heliomeris multi flora, Helianthus annuus, Shoenoplectus americanus,
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis, Letochloa viscida, Paspalum distichum,
Ammannia coccinea, Solanum rostratum.
Notes: Perennial graminoid, easily uprooted, stem trigonous, leaves with
indent in middle, spikelets rounded. Locally abundant, common in SPRNCA.
Voucher for botanical inventory of San Pedro Riparian National Conservation
Area.
Collected by: Liz Makings 1623
7 September 2003
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