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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Panicled Cyperus

Cyperus polystachyos
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Synonyms: Cyperus paniculatus, Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis.

Other data on Cyperus polystachyos available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cyperus polystachyos has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland

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Cyperus polystachyos
Copyright by: Shirley Denton