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Sedge Family

Cyperus pygmaeus

Also called Sedges, Sedge

Sedge Family
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass

About

Cyperus pygmaeus, also known as dwarf flat sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

Where it grows

It is found in most Australian mainland states and territories including Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. In Western Australia it is found along stream and creeks and around clay pans in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions where it grows in loamy-silty soils.

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 pygmaeus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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