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Species profile—Cyperus involucratus

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → CyperaceaeCyperus involucratus

Photo of Cyperus involucratus () - Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cyperaceae
Scientific name
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
WildNet taxon ID
14657
Alternate name(s)
umbrella sedge
umbrella plant
umbrella flatsedge
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=14657.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024