Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

This guide contains grasses, sedges, and rushes that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Taxonomy
« Back To Subfamily Cyperoideae
- Tribe Cypereae

Short-point Flatsedge ¹
Cyperus acuminatus

Shining Flatsedge ²
Cyperus bipartitus

redroot flatsedge ³
Cyperus erythrorhizos

Great Plains Flatsedge ⁴
Cyperus lupulinus

Fragrant flatsedge ⁵
Cyperus odoratus

Bearded Flatsedge ⁶
Cyperus squarrosus

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

Short-point Flatsedge 1 Cyperus acuminatus

Shining Flatsedge 2 Cyperus bipartitus

redroot flatsedge 3 Cyperus erythrorhizos

Great Plains Flatsedge 4 Cyperus lupulinus

Fragrant flatsedge 5 Cyperus odoratus

Bearded Flatsedge 6 Cyperus squarrosus