Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pycreus atroglumosus
- Genus
- Pycreus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wetlands and grasslands
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple-brownrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pycreus atroglumosus itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pycreus atroglumosus
A member of the Cyperaceae family, Pycreus atroglumosus is a herb. It grows in wetlands and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Pycreus atroglumosus belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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