Cyperus michelianus
Also known as: Cyperus michelianus (L.) Link +6 more
- Cyperus michelianus (L.) Link
- Cyperus pygmaeus var. michelianus (L.) Boeckeler
- Dichostylis micheliana (L.) Nees
- Fimbristylis micheliana (L.) Rchb.
- Isolepis micheliana (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Juncellus michelianus (L.) Blatt. & McCann
- Scirpus michelianus L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cyperus michelianus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Cyperus genus, encompassing over 950 species globally. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zambia, 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)
Canary Is., Sardegna
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms