Cyperus rupestris Kunth is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyperus rupestris Kunth

Cyperus rupestris is a native African and small Asian sedge first formally described in 1837 by Carl Sigismund Kunth.

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Order

Poales

Class

Liliopsida

About Cyperus rupestris Kunth

Cyperus rupestris Kunth is a species of sedge. It is native to southeastern regions of Africa and a small area of Asia. This species was first formally described by botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1837.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Cyperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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