Cyperus filiformis Sw.

Wiry flatsedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Culms trigon-ous, 20–36 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Leaves flat, 4–22 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescence a single loose cluster of spikelets; rays 0–(1–2), if present, to 4 cm; bracts 2–3, ascending, 1–8 cm × 0.7–1 mm; rachilla with wings 0.6 mm wide. Spikelets 2–8, linear, terete, 6–20 × 0.7–1 mm; floral scales 6–10, medially green, laterally brown, medially faintly 3-ribbed, laterally faintly 3–5-ribbed, ovate, 2.5–3 × 2 mm. Flowers: anthers 1 mm; styles 0.5 mm; stigmas 1 mm. Achenes black, sessile, obovoid, 2 × 0.8 mm, apex scarcely apiculate, surfaces puncticulate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.35
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Cyperus filiformis world distribution map, present in Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74692-2
WFO ID wfo-0000373427
COL ID 6BVR4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Mariscus havanensis Cyperus filiformis Cyperus havanensis Cyperus ornithopus Cyperus underwoodii Torulinium filiforme Mariscus filiformis Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Epiphystis ophiuroides