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Capitate galingale (Cyperus cuspidatus)

Description

Cyperus cuspidatus is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Australia. The annual sedge typically grows to a height of 2.5 to 15 centimetres 0.98 to 5.91 in and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February and August producing green-yellow-brown flowers. It is found along creeks, streams and rivers in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in stony red sand-loam soils over sandstone

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Cyperus