Cyperus flavescens

Last updated

Cyperus flavescens
Cyperus flavescens inflorescence (01).jpg
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. flavescens
Binomial name
Cyperus flavescens
L.

Cyperus flavescens, commonly known as the yellow flatsedge, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae. [2]

Contents

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

See also

Related Research Articles

Cyperaceae Family of flowering plants known as sedges

The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus Carex with over 2,000 species.

Plains pocket mouse Species of rodent

The plains pocket mouse is a heteromyid rodent of North America. It ranges from southwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota to northern Texas east of the Rockies, and from northern Utah and Colorado to northern Chihuahua west of the Rockies.

<i>Cyperus rotundus</i> Species of plant

Cyperus rotundus is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe, and southern Asia. The word cyperus derives from the Greek κύπερος, kyperos, and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round". The earliest attested form of the word cyperus is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀞𐀫, ku-pa-ro, written in Linear B syllabic script.

<i>Cyperus polystachyos</i> Species of plant

Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos, and also called manyspike flatsedge in the US, or bunchy sedge, coast flatsedge, many-spiked sedge or Texas sedge in Australia, is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas around the world, sometimes extending its range into temperate regions.

<i>Cyperus squarrosus</i> Species of sedge

Cyperus squarrosus is a species of sedge known by several common names, including bearded flatsedge and awned flatsedge. It is found in wet environments in North and South America, Africa, Australia, southern Asia and Italy.

Imeri warbling antbird Species of bird

The Imeri warbling antbird is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found at lower levels in humid forest in southern Venezuela, south-eastern Colombia and north-western Brazil.

<i>Cyperus articulatus</i> Species of plant in Cyperaceae family

Cyperus articulatus is an aromatic species of sedge known by the common names jointed flatsedge and priprioca. It has also been known as Guinea rush or adrue. It grows as a perennial herb. It grows in water or near it in rivers, streams, lakes, and swamps with a hyperhydrate or possibly tenagophyte growth pattern. It is widespread across tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, the southeastern United States, the West Indies, and Latin America. While it is closely related to highly invasive sedges such as purple nut sedge, priprioca is less prolific and competitive than its relative.

Cyperus nutans is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia, China, India, Bangladesh, south-east Asia, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia.

Cyperus viscidulus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to north western Australia.

<i>Cyperus dives</i> Species of plant

Cyperus dives is a plant in the genus Cyperus of the sedge family, Cyperaceae, which is found from south-west Syria to Africa, and from Pakistan to Vietnam.

Cyperus afroalpinus is a species of sedge that is native to Africa and was described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1983.

Cyperus afrodunensis is a species of sedge that is native to an area in southern Somalia and coastal parts of Kenya.

Cyperus afromontanus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Uganda.

<i>Grewia flavescens</i> Species of plant in the genus Grewia

Grewia flavescens, called rough-leaved raisin, sandpaper raisin, and donkey berry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub‑Saharan Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and India. It is considered to be an underutilized crop, both for its fruit and its use for livestock forage.

Cyperus anderssonii, commonly known as Andersson's sedge, is a species of sedge that is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Cyperus amabilis, commonly known as the foothill flatsedge, is a species of sedge that is native to tropical and sub-tropical areas in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

<i>Cyperus cyperinus</i> Species of sedge

Cyperus cyperinus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Asia and Oceania.

Cyperus dentatus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of North America.

Cyperus denudatus, commonly known as the winged sedge, is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Africa, Asia and eastern parts of Australia.

Cyperus drummondii commonly known as Drummond's sedge, is a species of sedge that is native to the southern parts of North America, parts of Central America and northern parts of South America.

References

  1. Lansdown, R.V. 2018 (2018). "Cyperus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T157979A120157948. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T157979A120157948.en . Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Cyperus flavescens L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 February 2021.