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Revision as of 16:12, 18 May 2018

Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus polystachyos AFP.jpg
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.
CYPE POLY DIST.JPG
Natural range of Cyperus polystachyos from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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, the Pacific Belt, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [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. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYPO
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USDA plant Database