Cyperus meyenianus Kunth is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyperus meyenianus Kunth

Cyperus meyenianus Kunth

Meyen's flatsedge, Cyperus meyenianus Kunth, is a South American tropical sedge species first described in 1837.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Cyperus meyenianus Kunth

Cyperus meyenianus, commonly called Meyen's flatsedge, is a species of sedge native to tropical regions of South America. It was first formally described by botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1837.

Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Cyperus

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

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