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Shingle flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Also called Shingle Flatsegde, Imbricate Galingale, Shingle Flat Sedge

Shingle flatsedge
Photo: 葉子, CC0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
Tropics & Subtropics
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cyperus imbricatus, also known as the shingle flatsedge, is a species of sedge that is native to sub-tropical and tropical areas of the world.

The sedge is a rhizomatous, robust and perennial sedge with a natural distribution through pantropical areas that is also known as an agricultural and environmental weed.

Other Cyperus plants

Cyperus absconditicoronatus · Cyperus acholiensis · Tapertip flatsedge · Cyperus afroalpinus · Cyperus afrodunensis · Cyperus afromontanus · Cyperus afrovaricus · Inflatedscale flatsedge · Cyperus ajax · Cyperus alaticaulis · Cyperus albopilosus · Cyperus albopurpureus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus imbricatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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