Cyperus blepharoleptos
Cuban Bulrush
Also known as: Anosporum ablepharum (Griseb.) Maury ex Micheli +16 more
- Anosporum ablepharum (Griseb.) Maury ex Micheli
- Anosporum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Boeckeler
- Anosporum cubense var. gracile Boeckeler
- Anosporum paraguayense Maury
- Anosporum piliferum Maury
- Anosporum schinzii Boeckeler
- Courtoisia olivacea Boeckeler
- Crepidocarpus cubensis (Poepp. & Kunth) Klotzsch ex Boeckeler
- Crepidocarpus schinzii Klotzsch ex Boeckeler
- Eleocharis paraguayensis Maury, 1889
- Isolepis echinocephala Oliv.
- Kyllinga scirpina Rchb., 1828
- Mariscus foliosissimus Steud.
- Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Lye
- Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Palla
- Oxycaryum cubense f. paraguayense (Maury) Pedersen
- Oxycaryum guianense Palla
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Cyperus blepharoleptos (commonly known as Cuban bulrush) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, 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, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe