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Revision as of 20:16, 18 May 2018
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. polystachyos |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. | |
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| Natural range of Cyperus polystachyos from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: C. polystachyos Rottbøll var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald; C. polystachyos var. paniculatus (Rottbøll) C.B. Clarke; C. microdontus Torrey; C. paniculatus Rottbøll
Varieties: Cyperus prolifer Lamarck
Description
C. polystachyos is an annual/perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family native to North America, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and both native and introduced to the Pacific Belt. [1]
Distribution
C. polystachyos can be found along the southeastern coast from Texas to Maine, Hawaii, the Pacific Belt, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
C. polystachyos proliferates in low fields, ditches and marshes, as well as pantropical and warm temperate environments. [2]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYPO
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
