''Cyperus ligularis'' is a species of

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that is native to southern parts of

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and northern parts of

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as well as along the east coast of

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ligularis Plants described in 1759 Flora of Alabama Flora of Aruba Flora of the Bahamas Flora of Belize Flora of Benin Flora of Bolivia Flora of Brazil Flora of Cameroon Flora of Colombia Flora of the Comoros Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Cuba Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Ecuador Flora of El Salvador Flora of Guatemala Flora of Equatorial Guinea Flora of Florida Flora of Gabon Flora of the Gambia Flora of Ghana Flora of Guinea Flora of Haiti Flora of Honduras Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of Jamaica Flora of Liberia Flora of Louisiana Flora of Mauritania Flora of Mexico Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Nigeria Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Cyperus-stub

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