Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pavon var. capitatus (Britton) O'Neill
Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pavon var. castaneus (S. Watson) Kukenthal
Cyperus niger is a streamside sedge with flat spikes and chestnut brown scales. It has two stigmas. It is a perennial from a rhizome. It is a mid-sized Cyperus which usually is found with but is smaller than Cyperus esculentus.
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Cyperus niger, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
Cyperus niger, rhizome, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
Cyperus niger, capitate inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
Cyperus niger, micro of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
Cyperus niger, scales and achenes with stigmas, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
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