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Cyperus concinnus R.Br.
Family Cyperaceae
Common name: Trim Flat-sedge

Cyperus concinnus R.Br. APNI*

Description: Tufted perennial with very short rhizome.

Culms trigonous, scabrous above, slightly swollen at base, 15–65 cm high, 1–3 mm diam.

Leaves not septate-nodulose, shorter or a little longer than culms, 1–2 mm wide. Inflorescence compound or decompound with 3–5 primary branches to 4 cm long; digitate clusters to c. 10 mm diam.; involucral bracts leaf-like, 1–3 much exceeding inflorescence. Spikelets flattened, 1–6 per cluster, 4–10 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide in side view, 12–32-flowered; rachilla not winged, persistent. Glumes obtuse or almost acute, with sides nerveless, c. 1.5 mm long, dark red-brown to blackish. Stamens 3. Style 3-fid.

Nut trigonous, ellipsoid to ovoid, less than half as long as glume, c. 0.5 mm long, c. 0.4 mm diam., pale brown.


Habitat
Photo Geoff Sainty

Flower
Photo Geoff Sainty

Other photo
Photo Geoff Sainty

Herbarium
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Herbarium
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Flowering: spring–summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in seasonally wet sites; mainly inland, extending to Richmond R., Hunter R. and Capertee Valley, probably introduced in Canberra.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CT, ?ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by K. L. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


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