Cyperus prolixus
Mosquito Flat Sedge, Mosquito Flatsedge
Also known as: Chlorocyperus prolixus (Kunth) Palla +9 more
- Chlorocyperus prolixus (Kunth) Palla
- Comostemum prolixum (Kunth) Nees
- Comostemum schottii Nees
- Cyperus amplissimus Steud.
- Cyperus bisumbellatus Steud.
- Cyperus jubaeflorus Rudge
- Cyperus longeradiatus Steud.
- Cyperus prolixus var. vialis (Ridl.) Kük.
- Cyperus schottii (Nees) D.Dietr.
- Cyperus vialis Ridl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Cyperus prolixus (commonly known as Mosquito Flat Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela