Summary
Place of publication:
Descr. icon. rar. pl. 31. 1773
Verified:
12/09/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
flat sedge – tidal marsh flat sedge – German
spätes Zypergras –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaido | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Primorye | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation [Primorye]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
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INDO-CHINA:
Vietnam
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Switzerland, Hungary
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Northern Territory]
Northern America
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [New Jersey, Pennsylvania]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Delaware]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | | | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) |
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402834.
Accessed 22 May 2026.