Cyperus rigidifolius
Cyperus rigidifolius
- Native to:
- Burundi | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus rigidifolius
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, wetland birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire, common in fire-maintained wetland systems of the southeastern coastal plain.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require consistently moist to saturated conditions and warm temperatures for germination.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI