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Cyperus elegans (royal flatsedge)

Synonyms:

Wikipedia Abstract

Cyperus elegans, the royal flatsedge, is a sedge species in the genus Cyperus from Central and South America.
View Wikipedia Record: Cyperus elegans

Infraspecies

Cyperus elegans elegans

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  

Predators

Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)[2]
Rhizoecus caladii (blind mealybug)[2]
Rhizoecus coffeae[2]
Rhizoecus falcifer (ground mealybug)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0