Cyperus distans
Piedmont Flat Sedge, Piedmont Flatsedge
Other regional names: Slender Cyperus
- Slender Cyperus
Also known as: Cyperus distans f. capillarioides Kük. +18 more
- Cyperus distans f. capillarioides Kük.
- Cyperus distans f. pachyanthos Kük.
- Cyperus distans f. pallidior Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. capillarioides Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. crassispiculosus R.Gross & Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. densiflorus Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. longibracteatus (Cherm.) Lye
- Cyperus distans subsp. major Thwaites
- Cyperus distans subsp. mucronatus Berhaut
- Cyperus distans subsp. niger C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus distans subsp. pachyanthos Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. pallidior Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. pseudonutans Kük.
- Cyperus distans subsp. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Lye
- Cyperus distans var. crassispiculosus R.Gross & Kük.
- Cyperus distans var. densiflorus Kük.
- Cyperus distans var. mucronatus Berhaut
- Cyperus distans var. niger C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus distans var. pseudonutans Kük.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Cyperus distans (commonly known as Piedmont Flat Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, 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
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, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, 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)
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, 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)
Fiji