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Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr

Low spikesedge

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Poales

Family
Cyperaceae

Genus
Cyperus

Species
hortensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Kyllinga pumila Michx.; Syn.: Cyperus densicaespitosus.

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus hortensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25277. Accessed 5 November 2026.