Cyperus hortensis
Also known as: Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattf. & Kük. +15 more
- Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattf. & Kük.
- Cyperus densicaespitosus var. rigidulus (Steud.) Kük.
- Hedychloa fragrans Raf.
- Hedychloe fragrans Raf.
- Kyllinga blepharinota Hochst. ex Engl.
- Kyllinga caespitosa Nees
- Kyllinga caespitosa var. elatior (Kunth) Boeckeler
- Kyllinga caespitosa var. pumila (Michx.) Boeckeler
- Kyllinga flexuosa Boeckeler
- Kyllinga fraterna Steud.
- Kyllinga gracilis Afzel., 1817
- Kyllinga hortensis Salzm.
- Kyllinga hortensis Salzm. ex Schltdl.
- Kyllinga hortensis Salzm. ex Steud.
- Kyllinga naumanniana Boeckeler
- Kyllinga naumanniana var. tenuis Boeckeler
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Cyperus hortensis is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Cyperus is notably large, comprising more than 950 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., 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)
Bangladesh