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Cyperus odoratus
fragrant flatsedge
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cyperus odoratus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		fragrant flatsedge
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Cyperus, Species Cyperus odoratus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; VA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Parashant National Monument
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 6:02:34 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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