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Cyperus stramineoferrugineus

Cyperus stramineoferrugineus is a sedge (Cyperaceae) endemic to Tanzania, known only from the Usaramo District, and is not a commonly grown plant. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care advice here is general guidance for Cyperus sedges.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-draining soil or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Tanzania (Usaramo Distr.)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cyperus stramineoferrugineus is a species of sedge that is endemic to Tanzania.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1936.

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 stramineoferrugineus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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