Taxon:  Cyperus entrerianus Boeck.



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
406742
Place of publication:
Flora 61:139.  1878
Verified:
12/10/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  3. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
  4. Carter, R. & C. T. Bryson. 1996. Cyperus entrerianus: A little-known aggressive sedge in the southeastern United States. Weed Technol. 10:232-235.
  5. Carter, R. 1990. Cyperus entrerianus (Cyperaceae), an overlooked species in temperate North America. Sida 14:69-77.
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  8. Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
  11. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdeeproot sedge  1Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
Englishwoodrush flat sedge  1Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil s.Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica n.w.Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n., c., & e.Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (n.w.), Nicaragua
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n., c., & e.), Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:34.
  4. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Carter, R. & C. T. Bryson. 1996. Cyperus entrerianus: A little-known aggressive sedge in the southeastern United States. Weed Technol. 10:232-235.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406742. Accessed 19 October 2026.