These uniquely with a spongy rachilla, this disarticulating and breaking apart into singleachene floating units. Several subspecies are described though they are rarely recognized in literature on the weed. Josephs college autonomous, tiruchirappalli 620002, tamilnadu, india. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of cyperus discover life. Both are rather variable in appearance, from tall and robust to short and somewhat sprawling, this variability possibly due to environmental conditions. General information cyperus odoratus is an annual or shortlived perennial, grasslike plant producing stout, usually solitary culms 30 120cm tall from a short rhizome with fibrous roots.
The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 237787 with original publication details. Cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Cyperus odoratus is a species of sedge known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. This species is closely allied to cyperus imbricatus, from which it is sometimes difficult to be distinguished, as both are very polymorphous. Cyperus acuminatus is a small flatsedge, rare in minnesota with fewer than 15 known populations, but is more common to our west and south. Data source and references for cyperus odoratus fragrant.
Flatsedge grows abundantly along every kind of marshy shore and wet clearing throughout the state. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Soosairaj 2 1centre for climate change and adaptation research, anna university, chennai, tamilnadu, india. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Inflorescence rays each with radiating racemes of yellowish spikelets. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. University of tennessee herbarium tenn the university. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Bryson, research botanist, usda, ars, southern weed science research unit, p. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
This plant can be found in much of the tropical and warm temperate world, including south, central, and north america, southeast asia, some pacific islands, australia, new guinea, madagascar, and central africa. Taxonomy of weedy cyperus species richard carter, biology department, valdosta state university, valdosta, ga 316980015 charles t. One of us dai believes that if kyllinga and pycreus are treated as separate genera from cyperus, as they are in this treatment, then juncellus and mariscus should also be separated from cyperus on account of their distinct morphological characters. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Data source and references for cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge from the usda plants database. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Nomenclatural notes on cyperus odoratus and related species.
Online virtual flora of wisconsin cyperus odoratus. Cyperus rotundus and fuirena umbellata have plagiotropic rhizomes, while c. Cyperus exaltatus is often more robust, its spikes are less dense and peduncled, and the glumes more closely imbricate. Cyperaceae is a 10 to 50 cm long perennial herb used as traditional medicinal plant in bangladesh to. Cyperus odoratus ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Cyperus odoratus l university of california, irvine. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge discover life. Plant database lady bird johnson wildflower center. Cyperus flexuosus has been considered to be a regional endemic species of the west indies and northern south america kukenthal, 19351936. Flat sedge has the typical overall appearance of the genus. Nomenclatural notes on cyperus odoratus and related.
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm 55 in. In contrast to yellow nutsedge, these species spread strictly by seed. The university of tennessee, knoxville knoxville, tennessee 37996 865974. Cyperus odoratus and cyperus engelmannii also known as c. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation of cyperus. Cyperus odoratus osbeck, 1771 cyperus odoratus kunth cyperus odoratus liebm. Common names calingale in english fragrant flat sedge in english fragrant flatsedge in english rusty flat sedge in english rusty flat sedge in language. Numerous segregates have been named, some of which may deserve. Cyperaceae a newly recorded species in india cyperus, comprising about 600 species in the world, is a large genus of.
Numerous segregates have been named, some of which may deserve recognition when the species is studied in detail worldwide. The mature spikelet breaks into segments each consisting of a scale and an internode of the rachilla clasping the achene with its corky wings. Some documents posted on the hear website are in adobe acrobat pdf format. Cyperus odoratus is an exceedingly variable pantropical and warmtemperate species. Phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation of cyperus. Video id segment 23 minutes online image request form. The genus cyperus cyperaceae in rio grande do norte state, brazil. Medicinal uses and pharmacological activities of cyperus. Indians of the lower colorado desert used digging sticks of various materials to dig cattail rhizomes, typha spp. Across its range its found in the disturbed, wet, sandy or muddy shores of lakes, ponds and streams, on mud flats and sloughs.
The cyperus tubers were parched, pounded in a mortar and eaten. Several species of annual sedges including rice flat sedge c. The names nut grass and nut sedge shared with the related species cyperus esculentus are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts. Biology and management of yellow cyperus escuelentus and. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about fragrant flatsedge cyperus odoratus supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Cyperus odoratus ufifas center for aquatic and invasive.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Plants profile for cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge. Cyperus odoratus information from the smithsonians flora of the hawaiian islands information about cyperus. Media in category cyperus odoratus the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. Narrow, elongated, shorter than culm, 110 to 25 inch. One or more of the features that are needed to show you the maps functionality are not available in. Cyperaceae is a 10 to 50 cm long perennial herb used as traditional medicinal plant in bangladesh to treat various pathological conditions like piles, tumour and wound. Taxonomy of weedy cyperus valdosta state university. Cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge jason mcgregor, 2011 cyperus ovatus pinebarren flatsedge jason mcgregor, 2009 cyperus polystachyos manyspike flatsedge jason mcgregor, 2011 cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge jason mcgregor, 2011.
Cyperus rotundus purple nutsedge is thought to have originated in india by. Cyperus odoratus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pdf biology and control of cyperus rotundus and cyperus. This plant can be found in much of the tropical and. Cyperus is a pantropical genus and the second richest in species in cyperaceae.
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