Cyperus atriceps (Kük.) C.Archer & Goetgh.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Annual herb, up to 0.27 m high; nutlets narrowly ellipsoid, surface smooth. Flowers: spikes shortly cylindrical to almost spherical; spikelets > 3 mm long, abscising as entire units, except for basal sterile glumes; glumes few per spikelet, not winged, median longitudinal vein of glume more-or-less recurved, reddish black; Feb.-May.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.27
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cyperus atriceps world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122030-1
WFO ID wfo-0001429023
COL ID 33BMT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus atriceps Cyperus aristatus var. atriceps