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Cyperus echinatus
globe flatsedge
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph. Wood
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Padre Island National Seashore	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/13/2024

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/8/2025 7:33:53 AM

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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