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Pycreus flavescens[Agg]
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Choma, Muckle Neuk
Record: EA Robinson
Feb 1954
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Victoria Falls
Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1955
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Namwala, floodplain
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, Leopards Hill Rd., Naulungu River
Apr 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kafue Fisheries
Dec 1990
Photo: Mike Bingham
Upper Zambezi, Kaanja
Oct 1990
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka West, Nosarka’s farm
May 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus flavescens L. subsp. flavescens |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual, small to medium-sized, up to 55 cm high; culms tufted, 5‒52 cm long, 0.3‒1.7 mm wide, 3-angled to somewhat rounded, smooth. Inflorescence capitate or simple, primary branches (0‒)1‒5; spikelets in digitate clusters, sessile and at the end of primary branches, 3‒14 per cluster, 15‒40 in a head. |
| Type location: |
Europe |
| Notes: | Most Zambian collections have not been named to subspecific rank. Three subspecies microglumis Lye, tanaënsis (Kük.) Lye, flavescens, and a variety of the latter, var. castaneus Lye, either have been or are likely to be recognized. A very variable taxon. MB 6627 Kaanja: This plant had a ‘walking’ habit, new plant lets growing from the inflorescence where it touches the damp earth. |
| Derivation of specific name: | flavescens: pale yellow, yellowish; flavus = yellow |
| Habitat: | Swamps, stream sides, seepage over rocks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Pantropical, Europe |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Mc,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 11 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 142. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 292 - 295. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pycreus flavescensBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pycreus flavescens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pycreus flavescens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pycreus flavescens
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iNaturalist: Pycreus flavescens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycreus flavescens
JSTOR Plant Science: Pycreus flavescens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pycreus flavescens
Plants of the World Online: Pycreus flavescens
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