Cyperus camphoratus Liebm.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Found commonly in wet/seasonally flooded meadows, marshes, ditches, grasslands, savannah, forest openings which are often grazed, roadsides; mostly at lower elevations but also on rocky slopes of high plains.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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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 camphoratus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cyperus camphoratus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74517-2
WFO ID wfo-0000369209
COL ID 33BTK
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Synonyms

Cyperus camphoratus Cyperus herndoniae Mariscus camphoratus Cyperus camphoratus var. boliviensis