About Slender Cyperus
Cyperus distans, also known as slender cyperus, is a species of sedge native to tropical and subtropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia (India, Indochina, China, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.), Madagascar, New Guinea, Australia, Latin America (from Mexico to Argentina), the West Indies, the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina) and various oceanic islands.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus distans
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along banks of streams, also in wastelands
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Slender Cyperus belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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