Cyperus strigosus is a species of sedge known by the common names false nutsedge and straw-colored flatsedge. It is native to most of the United States and Canada, where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types, including disturbed and cultivated areas such as roadsides and crop fields. It is common and sometimes weedy. It is a perennial sedge growing up to 70 centimeters tall. The flower cluster is a cluster of many linear-shaped spikelets up to 3 centimeters long each. A few long, leaflike leafs grow at the base of the spike.
Cyperus strigosus
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