Cyperus alopecuroides
Foxtail Flat Sedge, Foxtail Flatsedge
Other regional names: Foxtail Sedge +2 more
- Foxtail Sedge
- Mat Sedge
- Matsedge
Also known as: Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh. +8 more
- Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh.
- Cyperus alopecuroides f. latifolius Peter ex Kük.
- Cyperus alopecuroides f. pallidiflorus (Peter) Kük.
- Cyperus alopecuroides var. digynus Boeckeler
- Cyperus exaltatus var. digynus (Boeckeler) F.N.Williams
- Cyperus exaltatus var. digynus (Boeckeler) N.H.Williams
- Cyperus poiretii Roem. & Schult.
- Juncellus alopecuroides (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke
- Juncellus pallidiflorus Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Cyperus alopecuroides (commonly known as Foxtail Flat Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Florida, Leeward Is., Nansei-shoto, Windward Is.