Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cyperus digitatus
cortadera, finger flatsedge, digitate cyperus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Species
digitatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cyperus mexicanus Liebm.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Tucker, G.C. (1986) The species of Cyperus described by Liebmann in "Mexicos halvgraes". Syst. Bot. 11(1): 14–19.
- Tucker, G.C. (1994) Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43: 1–213.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus digitatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2071. Accessed 4 November 2026.