Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus > Cyperus niveus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 niveus var. leucocephalus world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:879660-1
WFO ID wfo-0000378364
COL ID 5NF8L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus rigidus Cyperus serrulatus Cyperus somalicus Cyperus ambongensis Cyperus argenteus Cyperus lacteus Cyperus ledermannii Cyperus obtusiflorus Cyperus wilmsii Cyperus compactus Cyperus compactus var. tenerior Cyperus niveus var. ledermannii Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus Cyperus obtusiflorus var. ledermannii Cyperus obtusiflorus var. membranaceus Cyperus obtusiflorus var. peramoenus Cyperus obtusiflorus var. rigidus Cyperus sphaerocephalus var. leucocephalus Cyperus niveus var. polyphyllus Cyperus striatulus