Cyperus polystachyos

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Bunchy sedge
Flower head

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. polystachyos
Binomial name
Cyperus polystachyos
Synonyms[2]
  • Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv.
  • Chlorocyperus polystachyus (Rottb.) Rikli
  • plus many others

Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos, and also called manyspike flatsedge in the US,[3] or bunchy sedge,[4][5] coast flatsedge, many-spiked sedge or Texas sedge in Australia,[5] is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas around the world, sometimes extending its range into temperate regions.[2]

Description

The

glabrous with a triangular cross-section. The leaves are very narrow, around 1 to 4 mm (0.039 to 0.157 in) with a grass-like appearance and are often tufted at the base of the plant. The seed-head is an irregular cluster formation at the tip of the stem with brown spikes that have three to six green leafy bracts underneath.[5]

Distribution

It is common in the

Neotropics
as a weed in grass lawns.

In Australia the species is widespread in warmer climates and found from sea level to an altitude of around 1,020 metres (3,346 ft). The species is found along rivers and creeks in a range of ecosystems from rainforest, melaleuca forest, vine thickets, eucalypt forest and swamps in a variety of woodland and grassland areas including in salty mud and marshes of the ocean shore.[6]

In Australia the species is found mostly in coastal location, north of

In the United States, it has been reported from a region stretching from Texas to Maine.[3][7][8]

See also

References

Data related to Cyperus polystachyos at Wikispecies

Media related to Cyperus polystachyos at Wikimedia Commons

  1. . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^
    USDA
    . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  5. ^ a b c d "bunchy sedge Cyperus polystachyos". Weed Identification tool. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Cyperus polystachyos". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  8. ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 160, Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, Descr. Pl. Rar. 21. 1772.