Cyperus virens Michx.

Green flatsedge (en), Souchet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, cespitose; rhizomes 0.5–2 cm, often absent. Culms trigonous, (20–)60–70(–100) cm × 2.4–6.9 mm, scabrid on angles. Leaves 4–12, flat to V-shaped, with readily visible cross ribs especially on abaxial surface, 20–50 cm × 3–14 mm. Inflorescences: heads digitate to hemispheric, 1–3.5 cm diam.; rays 6–12, 1–9(–14) cm; 2d order rays often present, (0.5–)1–3 cm; 3d order rays occasionally present, 5–12 mm; bracts 4–8, horizontal to ascending at 30°, with prominent cross ribs,V-shaped, (1.5–)3–50(–75) cm × 0.5–13 mm; 2d order bracts 3–10 × 1–2 mm. Spikelets 10–40(–50), oblong to linear-lanceoloid, 5–18 × 2–3.2 mm; floral scales 10–40, pale grayish brown, or greenish, proximally greenish or brownish, oblanceolate, 2-keeled, weakly to distinctly 1-ribbed, proximal half 2-ribbed, (1.3–)1.5–2(–2.4) × 0.9–1.4 mm, apex acute (sometimes mucronulate), apically glabrous, occasionally scabridulous. Flowers: stamens 1–2; anthers 0.8–1.4 mm; styles 0.8–1 mm; stigmas 0.6–0.8 mm. Achenes brown, slightly to distinctly stipitate, ellipsoid (2.7–4.1 times as long as wide), (0.9–)1.2–1.5 × 0.3–0.4 mm, apical beak 0.1–0.5 mm, surfaces glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.36
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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 -

Images

Habit

Cyperus virens habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyperus virens flower picture by Juan Carlos Ordonez (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus virens flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyperus virens world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306303-1
WFO ID wfo-0000384734
COL ID 33DTD
BDTFX ID 20692
INPN ID 94033
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus glomeratus Cyperus scaberrimus Cyperus virens var. glaucopallidus Cyperus consanguineus var. minarum Cyperus virens

Lower taxons

Cyperus virens var. minarum Cyperus virens var. montanus Cyperus virens var. virens