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Cyperus squarrosus
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Lusaka
Feb 2017
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka
Feb 2017
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mazabuka
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Mar 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Mariscus aristatus (Rottb.) Cherm. Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B. Clarke Monandrus squarrosus (L.) Vorster subsp. squarrosus Monandrus squarrosus (L.) Vorster subsp. ovamvoensis Vorster |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender annual up to 40 cm tall, with small root system. Culms not swollen at the base. Leaves with linear blades. Inflorescence a simple anthela. |
| Type location: |
India |
| Notes: | Plants frequently in densely crowded clusters on shallow sandy washes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | squarrosus: rough with scales; tips (of e.g. bracts) projecting outwards usually about 90o. |
| Habitat: | Shallow sandy washes on roadsides, drainage furrows, &c. |
| Altitude range: | 200 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout Africa, India and warmer parts of the Americas, Asia and Australia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 6 April 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. As Monandrus squarrosus Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. As Monandrus squarrosus ovamvoensis Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 135. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 542. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 215 - 217. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 89. As Mariscus squarrosus and Monandrus squarrosus (2 varieties) Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119. |
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