Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus hystricinus Fernald
1680872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680872)
accepted
Species
Cyperus retrofractus var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Herbs, perennial, cespitose, with well-developed rhizomes. Culms trigonous, 30–100 cm × 2–4 mm, basally cormlike,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 8: 127 1906 to Rhodora 8: 127 (1906), information provided by...
Description Herbs, perennial, cespitose, with well-developed rhizomes. Culms trigonous, 30–100 cm × 2–4 mm, basally cormlike, glabrous. Leaves flat to broadly V-shaped, 20–70 cm × 4–6 mm, glabrous except for marginal prickles. Inflorescences: spikes loosely to densely ovoid, oblong (2 times long as wide), 10–12 × 6–9 mm; rays 6–11, 1–16 cm, glabrous; bracts 5–10, ascending at 30–45°, flat, 6–25 cm × 3–6 mm; rachilla persistent, wings 0.5 mm wide, covering nearly entire length of achene. Spikelets (20–)40–100(–120), proximal spikelets reflexed somewhat, distal ones divaricate, ± terete, lanceoloid, 6–6.8 × 1–1.4 mm; floral scales persistent, 1–2(–3), appressed, golden brown, lanceolate, laterally 5–6-ribbed, 3.8–4.9 × 1.4–1.6 mm, apex mucronate, mucro at most 0.3 mm. Flowers: anthers 1–1.3 mm; styles 0.8–1 mm; stigmas 2–3 mm. Achenes brown, sessile, linear, 2.5–2.8 × 0.5–0.7 mm, apex obtuse, apiculate, surfaces muriculate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 8: 127 1906 to Rhodora 8: 127 (1906), information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 8: 127 1906 to Rhodora 8: 127 (1906), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus hystricinus Fernald. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680872 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Herbs, perennial, cespitose, with well-developed rhizomes. Culms trigonous, 30–100 cm × 2–4 mm, basally cormlike, glabrous. Leaves flat to broadly V-shaped, 20–70 cm × 4–6 mm, glabrous except for marginal prickles. Inflorescences: spikes loosely to densely ovoid, oblong (2 times long as wide), 10–12 × 6–9 mm; rays 6–11, 1–16 cm, glabrous; bracts 5–10, ascending at 30–45°, flat, 6–25 cm × 3–6 mm; rachilla persistent, wings 0.5 mm wide, covering nearly entire length of achene. Spikelets (20–)40–100(–120), proximal spikelets reflexed somewhat, distal ones divaricate, ± terete, lanceoloid, 6–6.8 × 1–1.4 mm; floral scales persistent, 1–2(–3), appressed, golden brown, lanceolate, laterally 5–6-ribbed, 3.8–4.9 × 1.4–1.6 mm, apex mucronate, mucro at most 0.3 mm. Flowers: anthers 1–1.3 mm; styles 0.8–1 mm; stigmas 2–3 mm. Achenes brown, sessile, linear, 2.5–2.8 × 0.5–0.7 mm, apex obtuse, apiculate, surfaces muriculate. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 8: 127 1906 to Rhodora 8: 127 (1906), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus hystricinus)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrofractus var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrofractus var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus hystricinus)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrofractus var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrofractus var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
