Cyperus albescens
Cyperus albescens
- Native to:
- Angola | Australia | Bangladesh | Benin | Borneo | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Hainan | India | Indonesia | Ivory Coast | Jawa | Kenya | Laos | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaya | Mali | Maluku | Mauritius | Mozambique | Nansei-shoto | Nepal | New Guinea | Niger | Nigeria | Philippines | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Sulawesi | Sumatera | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus albescens
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Aquatic
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- brown, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- wetland birds, waterfowl
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require light and consistently moist conditions for germination. Warm temperatures preferred.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch