Cyperus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus
Cyperus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus
- Native to:
- Angola | Australia | Botswana | Cameroon | China | DR Congo | Eswatini | Gabon | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Hainan | India | Ivory Coast | Jawa | Kenya | Lesser Sunda Is. | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaya | Mozambique | New Guinea | Nigeria | Philippines | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Sulawesi | Sumatera | Tanzania | Thailand | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- brown, green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require light and consistently moist to wet conditions for germination. Best germinated in saturated substrate.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch