Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cyperus compressus
juncia plana,juncia anual,juncia erizo, poorland flat sedge, annual sedge, summer sedge
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Species
compressus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chlorocyperus compressus (L.) Palla
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1932
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.
- Eliasson, U. (1965) Studies in Galápagos Plants. II. Cyperales. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 59: 469-491.
- Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
- Svenson, H.K. (1939) The Cyperaceae. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 22: 187-193.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Tucker, G.C. (1994) Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43: 1–213.
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus compressus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=882. Accessed 1 November 2026.