Cyperus gracilis
| Slender flatsedge | |
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| Cyperus gracilis at Eastwood, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus gracilis R.Br. | |
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Cyperus gracilis, with the common name is slender flat sedge and slimjim flatsedge, is a sedge native to Australia. The species epithet gracilis refers to the graceful form of the leaves.
The plant grows 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in) in height, with a delicate arching form.[2] Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
Distribution
Cyperus gracilis is found from the state of
Lightning Ridge.[3] It is also naturalized in Norfolk Island, the Canary Islands, Hawaii, and California.[1][4][5]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cyperus gracilis.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Cyperus gracilis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org . accessed 1.23.2013
- ^ "Cyperus gracilis". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile for Cyperus gracilis (slimjim flatsedge)
- ^ Starr, F. & Starr, K. (2011). New plant records for Midway atoll, Maui and Kaho'olawe. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 110: 23-35.
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