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Cyperus longus (Galingale)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cyperus longus is a species of sedge known by the common name galingale. It is a tall plant, growing up to a metre in height, with creeping rhizomes and erect, triangular stems, each terminating in an inflorescence. The species is native to southern England, south Wales, and western France. It grows in shallow water or on damp ground, such as at pond edges.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Scent [1]  The stem has a sweet moss-like perfume, resembling that of the violet but not so pure. The aroma becomes more fragrant with age.
Structure [3]  Grass
Usage [1]  The leaves are used in basketry and for weaving hats, matting etc; The root and stem have the scent of violets and are used in perfumery; The aroma becomes more pronounced when the root has been dried and left to age; A fibre obtained from the plant is used in paper making;
Height [1]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)
Width [1]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Light Preference [2]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Soil Moisture [2]  Wet
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Ir-Ramla Area 18 Malta  
Lago Acquato, Lago San Floriano 514 Italy  
Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve V 1777 Spain  

Predators

Bactra lancealana[4]
Formicococcus lindingeri <Unverified Name>[5]
Hydraecia micacea (potato stem worm)[4]
Olethreutes doubledayana[4]

External References

Citations

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1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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