Cyperus compressus L.
Annual sedge, poorland flatsedge
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8/22/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (21 × 15 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
8/22/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/22/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/22/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 5″ (17 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
| Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
| Family | Cyperaceae | Sedge family |
| Genus | Cyperus | From an ancient Greek word meaning “sedge” |
| Species | compressus |
Cyperus compressus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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