Cyperus articulatus
jointed flatsedge, chintul
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Jointed flatsedge is a colonial, coarse, tall perennial sedge with reddish, scaly rhizomes. It has very distinctive round to roundish triangular, distinctly jointed stems. Only flatsedge with round, hollow stem separated internally by thin partitions that are visible externally as faint rings. Leaf sheath purplish.
Habitat
Marshes, moist clay meadows.