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Cyperus strigosus is a species of sedge known by the common names false nutsedge and straw-colored flatsedge. It is native to most of the United States and Canada, where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types, including disturbed and cultivated areas such as roadsides and crop fields. It is common and sometimes weedy. It is a perennial sedge growing up to 70 centimeters tall. The flower cluster is a cluster of many linear-shaped spikelets up to 3 centimeters long each. A few long, leaflike leafs grow at the base of the spike.
Grass
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Brown
Summer
Full Sun, Partial Shade
High
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Most places and pond edges
Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris