Cyperus digitatus
Digitate Cyperus, Finger Flat Sedge
Other regional names: Finger Flatsedge
- Finger Flatsedge
Also known as: Cyperus digitatus subsp. abbreviatus Kük. +11 more
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. abbreviatus Kük.
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. bruntii S.S.Hooper
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. contractior Kük.
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. hookeri (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. laxiflorus L.K.Dai
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. mexicanus (Liebm.) Kük.
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. oatesi (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. obtusifructus Kük.
- Cyperus digitatus subsp. pingbienensis L.K.Dai
- Cyperus digitatus var. digitatus
- Papyrus tuberiferus Schrad.
- Papyrus tubiferus Schrad. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Cyperus digitatus (commonly known as Digitate Cyperus or Finger Flat Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, 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 Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, 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 South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Galápagos
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms