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''C. polystachyos'' proliferates in low fields, ditches and marshes, as well as pantropical and warm temperate environments. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref>
 
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''C. polystachyos'' flowers June-September. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/] Date Accessed: 5/18/18 </ref>
 
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Revision as of 16:22, 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, 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]

Phenology

C. polystachyos flowers June-September. [3]

Fire ecology

C. polystachyos is not fire resistant, and has no fire tolerance. [1]

Conservation and Management

C. polystachyos is listed as endangered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Office of Natural Lands Management, and as extirpated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [1]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYPO
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/18/18