''Cyperus imbricatus'', also known as the shingle flatsedge, 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 sub-tropical and tropical areas of the world. The sedge is a

rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

, robust and

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

sedge with a natural distribution through pantropical areas that is also known as an agricultural and environmental weed.

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imbricatus Plants described in 1788 Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Angola Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Belize Flora of Benin Flora of Bolivia Flora of Borneo Flora of Botswana Flora of Brazil Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Central African Republic Flora of Chad Flora of China Flora of Colombia Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Cuba Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Ecuador Flora of El Salvador Flora of Egypt Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Ghana Flora of Gabon Flora of Guatemala Flora of Guinea Flora of Guyana Flora of Haiti Flora of Honduras Flora of India Flora of Iran Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of Jamaica Flora of South Africa Flora of Laos Flora of Liberia Flora of Madagascar Flora of Malawi Flora of Malaysia Flora of Mali Flora of Mauritania Flora of Mexico Flora of Mozambique Flora of Myanmar Flora of Namibia Flora of Nepal Flora of New Guinea Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Niger Flora of Nigeria Flora of Pakistan Flora of Peru Flora of Panama Flora of the Philippines Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of Senegal Flora of Sudan Flora of Indonesia Flora of Taiwan Flora of Tanzania Flora of Thailand Flora of Togo Flora of Uganda Flora of Venezuela Flora of Vietnam Flora of Zambia Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Zimbabwe Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius {{Cyperus-stub

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