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Cyperus retrorsus
Pine barren flatsedge
Fort Sumter National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Pine barren flatsedge
Park Synonyms:

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


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hot Springs National Park	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	11/14/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 10:56:52 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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