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Cyperus amabilis

Foothill Flat Sedge, Foothill Flatsedge
Also known as: Cyperus amabilis var. amabilis +15 more
  • Cyperus amabilis var. amabilis
  • Cyperus amabilis var. macra C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus amabilis var. macrostachyus (Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Cyperus amabilis var. oligostachyus (Kunth) Kük.
  • Cyperus amabilis var. subacaulis Kük.
  • Cyperus anisostachyos Willd. ex Kunth
  • Cyperus aurantiacus Kunth
  • Cyperus aureus var. aurantiacus (Kunth) Boeckeler
  • Cyperus aureus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus aureus var. oligostachyus (Kunth) Boeckeler
  • Cyperus brachyphyllus Willd. ex Link
  • Cyperus glareosus Liebm.
  • Cyperus guadalajaranus M.E.Jones
  • Cyperus lepidus Hochst.
  • Cyperus microstachyus Vahl
  • Cyperus muelleri Boeckeler
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.

Naturally occurring in Africa, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, Cyperus amabilis (commonly known as Foothill Flat Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Arizona, Aruba, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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