Cyperus alopecuroides

Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl. 38 1773. (Syn: Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh. …; Cyperus bidentatus Poir. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus compositus R.Br.; Cyperus exaltatus var. digynus (Boeckeler) F.N.Williams; Cyperus fastigiatus Forssk. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus glaucus Willd. ex Kunth; Cyperus glomeratus Willd. [Illegitimate]; Cyperus poiretii Roem. & Schult.; Juncellus alopecuroides (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke; Juncellus pallidiflorus Peter);
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The global distribution of this species includes tropical Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa, Cape Verde, Comoros and Madagascar), the Middle East (Israel, Lebanon, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia), tropical and temperate Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Indochina) and northern Australia. It has apparently been introduced to Florida as well as the Leeward and Windward Isles (The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2012).
This species is commonly found growing on moist and shady places, on alluvial mud, on the margins of ponds, lakes, streams and river beds.
(From IUCN Red List (LC))
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(050409SCS1-3) – Is it Cyperus alopecuroides : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

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I need a specimen to identify this.

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Also check comparative images at Cyperus‎

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I have confirmed its Cyperus alopecuroides

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Need fat sedge ID: 3 images- 1 high res.
Found on lake side

Cyperus exaltatus

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May I request you to pl. also check Cyperus alopecuroides as per images herein and as per POWO.

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Yes …, Seems you’re right,
Wait for the posted author to conform

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Yes, seems like … is correct. 

Yes, it looks like Cyperus alopecuroides.

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Request for id of Cyperus:
Request for id of Cyperus from Bilaspur. Photographed in January 2022.

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Is this Cyperus alopecuroides? Can anyone validate the species.

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Yes, appears close to images at Cyperus alopecuroides

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