Slender flatsedge (Cyperus bipartitus)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring, Summer, Fall After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 5.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Semi-Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 120 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 4.5 pH, Maximum 6.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 11000 Precipitation, Minimum 30 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 14 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 32 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Summer Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 3023950 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No