Toothed Flatsedge

Cyperus dentatus Torr.

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
20 inches
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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