''Cyperus hystricinus'' 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 southern parts of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
See also
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List of ''Cyperus'' species
References
hystricinus
Plants described in 1906
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of Missouri
Flora of Texas
Flora of New Jersey
Taxa named by Merritt Lyndon Fernald
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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