''Cyperus grayi'', commonly known as Gray's flatsedge, is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

that is native to south eastern parts of the

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Gray's flatsedge is a

perennial herb A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also widel ...

. It grows typically in dry, sandy soil in

coastal plain A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States. The Gulf Coa ...

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grayi Plants described in 1836 Flora of Alabama Flora of Connecticut Flora of Delaware Flora of Florida Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Maryland Flora of Massachusetts Flora of New Hampshire Flora of New Jersey Flora of New York (state) Flora of North Carolina Flora of Pennsylvania Flora of Rhode Island Flora of South Carolina Flora of Virginia Taxa named by John Torrey {{Cyperus-stub

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