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Asian Flatsedge

Cyperus microiria

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 4, February 4, March 6, April 10, May 17, June 8, July 6, August 10, September 8, October 6, November 4, December 4.
United States229
New York80
New Jersey55
China50
Japan33
Pennsylvania31
Shandong Province31
Connecticut21
Tokyo20
South Korea18

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilySedges · Cyperaceae
GenusFlatsedges · Cyperus

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