Characteristics
Monocots
Cyperus rotundus L.
NUTGRASS
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Not Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Cyperus rotundus L. - NUTGRASS
Citation
CYPERUS ROTUNDUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 45. 1753.
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INDIA: Without data, Herb. Hermann 1: 3, no. 36 (lectotype: BM(2 shts)). Lectotypified by G. C. Tucker, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43: 100. 1994.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
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Literature Citation (If Applicable)
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Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Chlorocyperus rotundus
Chlorocyperus rotundus (Linnaeus) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 6: 61. 1900.
BASIONYM: Cyperus rotundus Linnaeus 1753.
 
Cyperus agrestis
Cyperus agrestis Willdenow ex Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 86. 1820.
 
 
Cyperus bicolor
Cyperus bicolor Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 340. 1805.
 
 
Cyperus bifax
Cyperus bifax C. B. Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 13. 1908.
 
TYPE: AUSTRALIA: Queensland:
Cyperus comosus
Cyperus comosus Sibthorp & Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 30. 1806.
 
TYPE: GREECE:
Cyperus curvatus
Cyperus curvatus Llanos, Fragm. Pl. Filip. 15. 1851, non Vahl 1805.
 
 
Cyperus disruptus
Cyperus disruptus C. B. Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 12. 1908.
 
TYPE: AUSTRALIA: Queensland:
Cyperus hexastachyos
Cyperus hexastachyos Rottbøll, Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl. 28. 1773, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Cyperus rotundus Linnaeus 1753.
 
Cyperus hydra
Cyperus hydra Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 27. 1803.
 
TYPE: "Virginiae, Carolinae & Floridae",
Cyperus inconspicuus
Cyperus inconspicuus Gennari, Linnaea 24: 200. 1851, non Liebmann 1850.
 
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Cyperus rotundus - 10
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Cyperus rotundus - 10
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Cyperus rotundus - 10
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Cyperus rotundus - 32
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Cyperus rotundus - 159
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Cyperus rotundus - 159
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Cyperus rotundus - 200
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Cyperus rotundus - 296
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