Finger Flatsedge vs Nutgrass

Cyperus digitatus compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finger Flatsedge	Nutgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus same	Cyperus	Cyperus
Species	Cyperus digitatus	Cyperus rotundus

Evolutionary Relationship

Finger Flatsedge and Nutgrass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cyperus.

Conservation Status

Finger Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finger Flatsedge	Nutgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finger Flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇵🇼 Palau 🇹🇼 Taiwan