Index / Search / Cyperus houghtonii
§1 Plant
Cyperus houghtonii Torr.
vernacular Houghton's flatsedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cyperus
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 98 counties across 15 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 98 counties across 15 states/territories.
Illinois view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 12 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Clark 55019
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Jackson 55053
- La Crosse 55063
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Washburn 55129
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYHO ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2716407 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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