''Cyperus albopilosus'' is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

that is native to an area of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1936 and was initially described as ''Mariscus albopilosus'' by Charles Baron Clarke.

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albopilosus Plants described in 1936 Taxa named by Georg Kükenthal Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of Zambia Flora of Tanzania Flora of Nigeria Flora of Malawi Flora of Kenya Flora of Ethiopia {{Cyperus-stub

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