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Taxon:
Cyperus polystachyos
Rottb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
402864
Place of publication:
Descr. pl. rar. 21. 1772 (Descr. icon. rar. pl. 39, t. 11, fig. 1. 1773)
Comment:
place of valid publication verified by K. Gandhi (via pers. comm. on 2 Jun 2008)
Verified:
05/04/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Boulos, L.
1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey.
1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh.
1993-. Flora of Victoria.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten.
1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles.
1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Proctor, G. R.
1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross.
1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Tucker, G. C.
1994. Revision of the Mexican species of
Cyperus
(Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:72.
URL:
http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/SBMweb/index.html
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Monocots&FamilyID=Cyperaceae&GenusID=Cyperus&SpeciesID=polystachyos
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Note:
=
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.) P. Beauv.
Yatskievych, G.
1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
bunchy flat sedge –
Reference(s)
bunchy sedge –
Reference(s)
field sedge –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Middle Atlantic Ocean
St. Helena
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
s.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Shikoku
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Victoria
e.?
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=711
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bermuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Saint Vincent
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
Easter Island
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
incl. Galapagos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Australasia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
Cook Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Kiribati
Gilbert Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Tonga
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands]
MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN:
St. Helena
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
(s.),
Libya
,
Morocco
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Iraq
(s.),
Israel
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
[Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA:
India
[Andaman and Nicobar Islands],
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria (e.?), Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
Northern America
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Maine (s.), Massachusetts (e.), New Jersey, New York (s.e.), Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Missouri (s.e.), Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=711), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
United States
[Guam, Northern Mariana Islands]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Bahamas
,
Bermuda
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
[Saint Vincent]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
(incl. Galapagos),
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
(n.),
Chile
[Easter Island],
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
Australasia
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Pacific
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Cook Islands
,
French Polynesia
[Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
Kiribati
[Gilbert Islands],
Tonga
,
Samoa
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Name
References