Cyperus aucheri Jaub. & Spach

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A sedge. It grows 15-35 cm high It forms tufts. The stem is 1.5-3 mm wide. It is triangle shaped. The leaves are as long as the stems.
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Similar to C. conglomeratus Rottb. in habit but with a broader spikelet and winged achene
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Growing on stabilized dunes along desert margins and in wadis, in silty and stony sand in deserts and semideserts
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It grows in sandy areas. It grows on dunes along the edges of dry creek beds or wadis.
Sandy places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The culms are sweet and edible.
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus aucheri world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303854-1
WFO ID wfo-0000368090
COL ID 33BN7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus aucheri Cyperus conglomeratus f. oligostachys Cyperus conglomeratus var. aucheri