Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Cyperus schweinitzii
Family
Cyperaceae
CommonName
Schweinitz's flatsedge
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
2013
LatestDate
2013
Ecosystem
shrubland, sanddunes
Geobotanical
NCristos
Counties
Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Baca
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Cyperus schweinitzii has been vouchered only once from the Watershed: in La Baca National Wildlife Refuge, 1.7 air miles southwest of Crestone, on a stabilized sanddune. This flatsedge prefers dry slopes and sandy soils, so the habitat is right. The species has been recorded from the Rocky Mountain states and the upper Midwest states. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico, although more common in the northern half of the state, with one location in Texas down in the Big Bend region.