Family - Cyperaceae

Stems - No info yet.

Base of plant.

Flattened stem (culm).

Leaves - No info yet.

Arrow shows ligule.

Inflorescence - No info yet.

Bract of inflorescence.

Flowers - No info yet.

Spikelets.

Mature spikelets.

Flowering - June - October.

Habitat - Sandbars, gravel bars, mudflats, pond and lake margins, moist ditches, moist depressions of upland prairies and glades, sandy fields.

Origin - Native to U.S.

Other info. - This annual species can be found mainly in the southern half of Missouri but can be found in a few counties north of the Missouri River also. The plant can be identified by its thin leaves, compressed culms, lanceolate spikelets, and trigonous fruits.
Fruits of this genus lack subtending bristles which are found in most other members of the family.

Photographs taken off Lee Rd 27, Auburn, AL., 9-7-05.