''Cyperus mauretaniensis'' 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 north western parts 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 ...
.
See also
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List of ''Cyperus'' species
References
mauretaniensis
Plants described in 2005
Flora of Algeria
Flora of Senegal
Flora of Mali
Flora of Mauritania
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