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Cyperus lutescens

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Name

Identification
Cyperus esculentus Boeck. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by P. Schippers, Cyperus lutescens Torr. & Hook. [family CYPERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Cyperus esculentus
  • Cyperus eragrostis
  • Cyperus lutescens

Flora

Entry for Cyperus esculentus Linneaus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 23,
Names
Cyperus esculentus Linneaus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler [family CYPERACEAE], Linnaea, 36: 291. 1870
Cyperus esculentus var. lutesceus (Torrey & Hooker) Kükenthal [family CYPERACEAE]
Cyperus esculentus var. sprucei C. B. Clarke [family CYPERACEAE]
Cyperus lutescens Torrey & Hooker [family CYPERACEAE]
Cyperus ruficomus Buckley [family CYPERACEAE]
Information
Spikelets divaricate, forming 75–90° angle with rachis, 10–40 × 2.4–3 mm; floral scales ovate, widest at midlength, (2.7–)2.9–3.4(–3.6) × (1.8–)1.9–2.3(–2.4) mm. Flowers: anthers (1.2–)1.3–2(–2.1) mm; styles (0.9–)1.3–2(–2.2) mm; stigmas (2–)2.3–2.8(–4) mm.
Phenology Fruiting
summer
jun
jul
aug
Altitude range
0–200 m;
Distribution
MexicoCentral AmericaSouth America.USA Calif.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA N.Mex.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA S.C.USA Tex.

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