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mosquito flatsedge
Cyperus prolixus
Cyperus prolixus
mosquito flatsedge Sedge Family
Cyperus prolixus Cyperaceae
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English common name
  •mosquito flatsedge
Portuguese common name
  •tiririca
accepted scientific name
  •Cyperus prolixus Kunth
rules for finding collection records
  Cyperus prolixus (298)
family name
  • Cyperaceae
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Category: Grass/Sedge/Rush
Grass Category: Sedge
Plant Observed last week of October thru 3rd week of July

How Likely at this Location (28%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
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