Cyperus pectinatus
Cyperus pectinatus
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus pectinatus
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, wetland birds
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm, wet conditions. Can also propagate vegetatively from tubers and rhizomes.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch