Blysmus compressus
Broad Blysmus, Flat Headed Sedge
Other regional names: Flat Sedge
- Flat Sedge
Also known as: Aplostemon compressus (L.) Raf. +6 more
- Aplostemon compressus (L.) Raf.
- Blysmopsis compressus (L.) Oteng-Yeb.
- Cyperus compressus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause, 1900
- Heleogiton compressa (L.) Peterm.
- Nemochloa compressa (L.) Beetle
- Nomochloa compressa (L.) Beetle
- Scirpus compressus (L.) Borkh., 1796
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Blysmus compressus (commonly known as Broad Blysmus or Flat-Headed Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms