Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus
Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus
Native status unresolved in Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 6 Arkansas counties.
Who uses this plant?
6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR
Genus host records with ranges including AR · Cyperus
- Bactra verutanaJavelin Moth
- Diploschizia impigritellaYellow Nutsedge Moth
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Euphyes vestrisDun Skipper, Dun Sedge Skipper, Sedge Witch)\
- Globia oblongaOblong Sedge Borer Moth, Large Noagria
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
16BirdsRecorded eating Cyperus in Arkansas
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Arkansas, most records first.
- Wild TurkeyRoots. 19 diet records
- Sandhill CraneRoots. 10 diet records
- Ring-necked DuckSeeds and roots. 6 diet records
- Common Ground-dove4 diet records
- Red-winged BlackbirdSeeds. 3 diet records
- GadwallSeeds. 3 diet records
- Northern Bobwhite3 diet records
- Northern PintailSeeds. 2 diet records
- Sora2 diet records
- Vesper SparrowSeeds. 2 diet records
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- American WigeonSeeds. 1 diet record
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 diet record
- CanvasbackRoots. 1 diet record
- Field SparrowSeeds. 1 diet record
- Greater White-fronted GooseRoots. 1 diet record
- Lesser ScaupSeeds. 1 diet record
Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
Birds that eat Cyperus 16
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Plant details
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Arkansas rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| AR status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Arkansas occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications