Bishop's Mitre vs Roadside Flatsedge

Aelia acuminata compared with Cyperus zollingeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Roadside Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aelia	Cyperus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cyperus zollingeri

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Roadside Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Roadside Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Roadside Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.