Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Another widespread tropical sp. of the subg. Kyllinga, extends on the coastal plain to n. N.C. and may be sought in se. Va. It is a mat-forming, aromatic perennial with conspicuously white spikelets, and with the achenes more than half as wide as long, purple-black except for the ochroleucous apiculus and short stipe.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Carminative (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Flower

Cyperus sesquiflorus flower picture by IPA Tony (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyperus sesquiflorus world distribution map, present in Angola, Åland Islands, Andorra, Benin, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Spain, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Moldova (Republic of), Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cyperus sesquiflorus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75123-2
WFO ID wfo-0000382526
COL ID 33DGB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637975
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Synonyms

Kyllinga sesquiflora Cyperus sesquiflorus

Lower taxons

Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. appendiculatus Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. cylindricus Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. sesquiflorus