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

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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

Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch

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