''Cyperus tenuiflorus'' is a sedge of the family
Cyperaceae
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'' w ...
, commonly known as scaly sedge.
The
rhizomatous
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perennial herb or grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between spring and late summer, October and April in the southern hemisphere, producing green-brown flowers.
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It has been introduced into ]Western Australia
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it is found in coastal areas around damp areas in the Wheatbelt, Peel and South West
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regions where it grows in sandy or clay soils.[
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See also
*List of Cyperus species
The genus ''Cyperus'' contains the following species recognised by ''The Plant List'' in 2015. Other species have since been considered synonyms, been newly described, or seem to have been omitted from the website database at the time. See refere ...
References
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Plants described in 1773
Flora of Western Australia
tenuiflorus
Taxa named by Christen Friis Rottbøll