Cyperus aggregatus Endl.

Inflatedscale flatsedge (en), Souchet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, cespitose, rhizomatous. Culms trigonous, 20–100 cm × 0.8–2.5 mm, glabrous. Leaves 5–10, V-shaped to flanged V-shaped, 10–70(–90) cm × 2–7 mm, margins and midribs scabridulous or glabrous. Inflorescences: spikes 1(–6), densely cylindric, 6–30 × 5–11 mm; rays 3–12, 0.4–5(–7) cm; rays and rachis glabrous; usually only 1–2 spikes of inflorescence on elongate rays, other spikes sessile or nearly so; bracts 4–7, horizontal to slightly ascending, 1–16 cm × 0.5–4 mm; rachilla deciduous, wings persistent, 0.5 mm wide. Spikelets 20–80, ellipsoid, roughly quadrangular, 3–5 × 1–1.4 mm; floral scales 1–2(–4), appressed, stramineous to golden brown, often red-speckled, medially greenish, 9-ribbed, elliptic to ovate, 2.4–3.4 × 1.8–2.6 mm, apex obtuse. Flowers: anthers 0.4–0.6 mm; styles 0.7–1.1 mm; stigmas 1.4–2.1 mm. Achenes dark brown to reddish brown, sessile, broadly ellipsoid, 1.8–2.1 × 0.8–1 mm, apex apiculate, surfaces glabrous to finely puncticulate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Images

Habit

Cyperus aggregatus habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cyperus aggregatus leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus aggregatus leaf picture by cabana carlos manuel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyperus aggregatus flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus aggregatus flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus aggregatus flower picture by FCC2017 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cyperus aggregatus fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyperus aggregatus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Spain, France, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303704-1
WFO ID wfo-0000367496
COL ID 33BHC
BDTFX ID 20697
INPN ID 93893
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mariscus aggregatus Cyperus cayennensis Mariscus brasiliensis Mariscus laevis Cyperus flavus Cyperus flavus var. aggregatus Mariscus flavus var. umbellato-flava Cyperus cayennensis var. umbellato-flavus Cyperus aggregatus

Lower taxons

Cyperus aggregatus var. aggregatus Cyperus aggregatus var. gigas