Species

Cyperus rotundus

Etymology

Cyperus: From the ancient Greek name for sedge, kypeiros

Common Name(s)

nutgrass

Family

Cyperaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CYPROT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Sedges

Year Naturalised

1873

Origin

Almost cosmopolitan in warm areas

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014