Cyperus capitatus Vand.

Souchet en bouquet arrondi (fr), Souchet en tête (fr), Souchet à têtes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Habit

Cyperus capitatus habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus habit picture by Irène MARIETTE (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cyperus capitatus leaf picture by Pascal Médard (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus leaf picture by Heras Daniel (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus leaf picture by Irène MARIETTE (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyperus capitatus flower picture by Michel SIGART (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus flower picture by Michel SIGART (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus flower picture by ronchi marta (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cyperus capitatus fruit picture by Guagno Gloria (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus capitatus fruit picture by Juan Carlos Viera (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyperus capitatus world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Palau, Portugal, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304048-1
WFO ID wfo-0000369295
COL ID 33BTZ
BDTFX ID 20712
INPN ID 93906
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chlorocyperus aegyptiacus Cyperus macrorrhizus Cyperus schoenoides Schoenus maritimus Cyperus aegyptiacus Cyperus mucronatus Schoenus mucronatus Schoenus pallescens Scirpus kalli Cyperus maritimus Galilea mucronata Cyperus kalli Mariscus mucronatus Mariscus mucronatus Cyperus capitatus