Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb.

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Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Spherical clusters of generally pale spikelets
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Tufted plant with woolly roots
Pale, papery leaf sheaths
Stiff leaves and bracts
A sedge.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.19 - 0.23
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Sand-dunes often in extensive dominant stretches, also in clay soils and rocky areas; at elevations up to 800 metres
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara.
Sandy places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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 conglomeratus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, China, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Seychelles, Chad, Tunisia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304179-1
WFO ID wfo-0000369935
COL ID 33BXG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus conglomeratus Cyperus pungens Cyperus pungens Cyperus senegalensis Schoenus glaucus Cyperus conglomeratus var. ensifolius Cyperus conglomeratus var. major Cyperus falcatus var. hamiensis Cyperus conglomeratus f. major Cyperus squarrosus Schoenus macrorrhizus

Lower taxons

Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. conglomeratus Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. curvulus Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. pachyrhizus