Cyperus lecontii Torr.

Le conte's flatsedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, cespitose, rhizomatous, with stolons, lacking tubers. Culms trigonous, 10–50 cm × 1–3 mm. Leaves flat to V-shaped, 10–40 cm × 2–5 mm. Inflorescences: heads digitate, 10–40 mm diam.; rays 5–12, 1–12 cm; 2d order rays 1–3 cm; bracts 3–5, horizontal, flat to V-shaped, 1–15 cm × 1–2 mm. Spikelets (1–)2–4(–6), oblong to linear, compressed, 5–25 × 2.8–3.6 mm; floral scales 20–60, stramineous or reddish green, laterally weakly 3-ribbed, ovate-elliptic, 2.5–3 × 1–1.8 mm. Flowers: stamens 3; anthers 1–1.3 mm; styles 0.6 mm; stigmas 1.5 mm. Achenes reddish brown, sessile, ovoid, 0.7–0.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm, apex obtuse, apiculate or not, surfaces glabrous.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus lecontii world distribution map, present in Åland Islands and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304979-1
WFO ID wfo-0000376733
COL ID 33CMQ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus lecontii Cyperus multiradiatus Cyperus dentatus var. multiradiatus