Cyperus lucidus R.Br. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyperus lucidus R.Br.

Cyperus lucidus R.Br. is a native Australian and New Guinean sedge formally described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Order

Poales

Class

Liliopsida

About Cyperus lucidus R.Br.

Cyperus lucidus R.Br. is a species of sedge native to Australia and New Guinea. This species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Cyperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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