Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus

Great plains flatsedge (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus > Cyperus lupulinus

Characteristics

Culms 10–50 cm × 0.4–1.7 mm. Leaves 12–40 cm × 0.8–3.5 mm. Inflorescences: spikes loosely to densely ovoid, 8–16 mm; rays 0or 1–4, 1–6 cm; bracts 2–4, 6–25 cm. Spikelets 15–40(–60), 6–22 × 3–4 mm; floral scales 5–22, 2.5–4 × 2–2.6 mm, margins not clasping achene. Achenes 1.7–2.2 × 0.8–1.2 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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

Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Italy, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377321
COL ID 5GS4X
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Synonyms

Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus