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Cyperus virens Michx.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Cyperales

Family
Cyperaceae

Genus
Cyperus

Species
virens

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cyperus vegetus var. acutangulus (Boeckeler) Kuntze fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

References

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus virens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15509. Accessed 6 November 2026.