Cyperus prolifer

Lamarck

in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 147. 1791.

IntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Cyperus isocladus Kunth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 152. Mentioned on page 150.

Herbs, perennial, cespitose, rhizomatous. Culms trigonous to terete, 20–100 cm × 2–6 mm, soft (flattened in drying), glabrous, often flopping over and rooting at base of rays. Leaves: blades reduced to sheath. Inflorescences: rays 100–250, 5–16 cm; 2d order rays 0.5–5 cm; bracts 2–3, horizontal or reflexed, 4–12 cm × 1.5–4 mm. Spikelets 1–30, linear-lanceoloid, ellipsoid to narrowly ovoid, compressed-quadrangular, 6–17 × 1–1.5 mm; floral scales 5–12, reddish brown, 1–3-ribbed, 1.2–1.7 × 0.7–0.9 mm, apex mucronulate. Flowers: stamens 3; anthers 1–1.2 mm; styles 0.3 mm; stigmas 1–1.3 mm. Achenes brown, obovoid, 0.4 × 0.2 mm, base stipelike to nearly cuneate, apex obtuse, surfaces finely reticulate.


Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Pond shores, marshes
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Fla., tropical e Africa.

Discussion

Cyperus prolifer has long been cultivated in fish ponds and water gardens and has been reported under the name C. isocladus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Cyperus prolifer"
Gordon C. Tucker* +, Brian G. Marcks* +  and J. Richard Carter * +
Lamarck +
Calif. +, Fla. +  and tropical e Africa. +
0–200 m +
Pond shores, marshes +
Fruiting summer. +
in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl. +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Cyperus isocladus +
Cyperus prolifer +
Cyperus subg. Pycnostachys +
species +