Biology:Cyperus hamulosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. hamulosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus hamulosus M.Bieb.
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Cyperus hamulosus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae.[1] It is native from Bulgaria east to Mongolia, and from Morocco in north Africa down to Namibia in the south.[2] It has also been introduced to western parts of Australia .
Description
The annual herb-like sedge typically grows to a height of 4 to 5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.0 in) and has a curry-like smell. In Australia it blooms between April and May producing green flowers.[1] It has smooth culms with a triangular cross-section that reach a height of 1 to 5 cm (0.39 to 1.97 in) and have a diameter of about 0.5 mm (0.020 in). The leaves can be as longs as the culms but are often shorter and have a width of about 1 mm (0.039 in). The head-like inflorescences can have two to three branches that are up to 1 cm (0.39 in) in length with cylindrical to spherical shaped spikes that have a diameter of about 0.6 cm (0.24 in).[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by the botanist Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein in 1808 as a part of the work Flora Taurico Caucasica. There are eight synonyms including; Cyperus aristatus subsp. hamulosus, Dichostylis hamulosa, Isolepis hamulosa, Mariscus hamulosus and Scirpus hamulosus.[2]
Distribution
It is found in temperate climatic areas from Eastern Europe to parts of central Asia. It is also found in tropical parts of West Africa.[2] It has become naturalised is Western Australia and is found around the edges of lakes in the Mid West, Gascoyne and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly sandy-clay soils.[1] It is also found in the Northern Territory.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyperus hamulosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/795.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cyperus hamulosus M.Bieb.". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304695-1.
- ↑ "Cyperus hamulosus M.Bieb.". VicFlora. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/6789fc8e-e575-4fde-a03d-8648ba0dc457. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q15532897 entry
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