Cyperus crassipes
Cyperus crassipes
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Cape Verde | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Mauritania | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Tanzania | Togo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus crassipes
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require moist to saturated conditions and warm temperatures for germination. Light may enhance germination.
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