Cyperus concinnus

Cyperus concinnus (common name - trim flat-sedge)[1] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia,[2] and found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.[3]

Cyperus concinnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. concinnus
Binomial name
Cyperus concinnus

The perennial rhizomatous sedge typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.8 metres (0.7 to 2.6 ft) and produces brown flowers.[2]

In Western Australia it is found in swamps and around creeks and pools the Mid West, Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in sandy-clay soils.[2]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.[4][5]

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See also

References

  1. Wilson, K.L. (1993). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Cyperus concinnus". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Cyperus concinnus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Cyperus concinnus
  4. "Cyperus concinnus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 214.
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