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Cyperus congestus

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Cyperus congestus Vahl

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Chlorocyperus congestus (Vahl) Palla ex Kneuck. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cyperus congestus Vahl var. congestus (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cyperus congestus var. glandulifer (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus congestus var. glanduliferus Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus paramatha Mart. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus paramatta Roem. & Schult. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus paramattensis Link (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus spectabilis Link (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cyperus spectabilis Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mariscus congestus C.B.Clarke (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Mariscus congestus var. glandulifer C.B.Clarke (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mariscus congestus var. glandulifera C.B.Clarke (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cyperus lucidus R.Br. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (8), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), Standish_2019 (6), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 53 records in 13 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 0.6 mm (0.6-0.6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 0.6 mm (0.6-0.6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (3); brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.92 mm (2-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (7); herb (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (3); perennial (7) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.7 m (0.2-1 m) [sources: SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_202378N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202378VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202368S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Standish_201966R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_133Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.