Low Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. sesquiflorus
- Native to:
- Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Eswatini, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
GBIF: magdastlucia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus sesquiflorus subsp. sesquiflorus
- USDA Symbol:
- KYPU
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual | Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 30 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- green, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate best in saturated soil conditions with warm temperatures.