''Cyperus imbecillis'' is a species of flowering plant in the
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 ...
family 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
New South Wales
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, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
in eastern
Australia
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.
The species was first
formally described by the botanist
Robert Brown in 1810.
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See also
* List of ''Cyperus'' species
References
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imbecillis
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
Plants described in 1810
Flora of New South Wales