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Cyperus polystachyos var. holosericeus

Also known as: Cyperus filicinus var. microdontus (Torr.) Fernald +13 more
  • Cyperus filicinus var. microdontus (Torr.) Fernald
  • Cyperus holosericeus Link
  • Cyperus microdontus Torr.
  • Cyperus microdontus var. texensis Torr.
  • Cyperus polystachyos f. inconspicuus (Liebm.) Kük.
  • Cyperus polystachyos subsp. holosericeus (Link) T.Koyama
  • Cyperus polystachyos subsp. laxiflorus (Benth.) Lye
  • Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus Benth.
  • Cyperus polystachyos var. leptostachyus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis (Torr.) Fernald
  • Pycreus holosericeus Merr.
  • Pycreus polystachyos subsp. holosericeus (Link) T.Koyama
  • Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus (Benth.) C.B.Clarke
  • Pycreus polystachyos var. microdontus (Torr.) Govaerts
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Variety
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Indigenous to Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Cyperus polystachyos var. holosericeus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cyperus polystachyos, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Belize, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kentucky, Kenya, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Malaya, Mali, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Namibia, New Jersey, New York, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre
Base Species & Variations

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