Cyperus cuspidatus
Coastal Plain Flatsedge
Also known as: Cyperus contractus Steud. +13 more
- Cyperus contractus Steud.
- Cyperus cuspidatus f. angustifolius Kük.
- Cyperus cuspidatus f. exiguus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cuspidatus subsp. angustifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kük.
- Cyperus cuspidatus subsp. burchellii C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus cuspidatus subsp. exiguus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cuspidatus var. burchellii C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus exiguus Nees
- Cyperus gratus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus hamatus Schrad. ex Nees
- Cyperus hamulatus Kunth
- Cyperus recurvatus Willd. ex Kunth
- Cyperus recurvus Vahl
- Cyperus salzmannii Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cyperus cuspidatus (commonly known as Coastal Plain Flatsedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe