Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy Flat Sedge, Bunchy Sedge
Other regional names: Field Sedge +4 more
- Field Sedge
- Many Spike Flatsedge
- Many Spiked Sedge
- Manyspike Flatsedge
- Yellow Cyperus
Also known as: Chlorocyperus polystachyus (Rottb.) Rikli +17 more
- Chlorocyperus polystachyus (Rottb.) Rikli
- Cyperus hookerianus Arn. ex Wight
- Cyperus polystachyos subsp. leptostachyus Boeck.
- Cyperus polystachyos var. thouarsii (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus polystachyus Rottb., 1773
- Cyperus polystachyus var. thouarsii (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus subulatus Nees, 1828
- Mariscus polystachyos
- Pycreus microdontus Torr.
- Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv.
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. brevispiculatus F.C.How ex Y.F.Deng
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. hahnianus C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. laxiflorus C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. microdontus (Torr.) Govaerts
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. polystachyos
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. sanguineus Kük.
- Pycreus polystachyos subsp. typicus Domin
- Pycreus polystachyos var. polystachyos
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Cyperus polystachyos (commonly known as Bunchy Flat Sedge or Bunchy Sedge) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America, 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 varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Atlantic Ocean, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Russian Far East, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, 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)
Chagos Archipelago, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Kermadec Is., Norfolk Is., Samoa, Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms