Cyperus macrostachyos
Also known as: Chlorocyperus patuliflorus (Boeckeler) Rikli +15 more
- Chlorocyperus patuliflorus (Boeckeler) Rikli
- Cyperus albomarginatus var. pachyanthemos Kük.
- Cyperus albomarginatus var. sabulosus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus albomarginatus var. tenuis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus argyraeus Steud.
- Cyperus expansus Bojer
- Cyperus hochstetteri Nees ex Krauss
- Cyperus hochstetteri var. russa C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus hochstetteri var. tenuis Boeckeler
- Cyperus macrostachyos subsp. tremulus (Poir.) Lye
- Cyperus ornatissimus F.Muell.
- Cyperus patuliflorus Boeckeler
- Cyperus retusus A.Rich.
- Cyperus retusus Nees ex Steud.
- Cyperus sabulosus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.
- Cyperus sabulosus (Nees) Boeckeler
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cyperus macrostachyos is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Cyperus genus, encompassing over 950 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central 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)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Tennessee