''Cyperus enervis'' 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

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to eastern

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. The species was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 as a part of the work ''Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15532589 enervis Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) Plants described in 1810 Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales

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