Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br.
Floating scirpus, Isolepis fluitans, is a flowering sedge species native to four regions, first described in 1753.
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br., commonly called floating scirpus, has the synonym Scirpus fluitans. It is a species of flowering plant belonging to the sedge family. Its native range includes Africa, Australasia, Europe, and Pacific islands. This species was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Botanist Robert Brown later transferred it to the Isolepis genus in 1810. The species epithet fluitans is Latin, meaning floating.
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Carex microptera Mack.
Carex lepidocarpa Tausch
Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
Schoenus apogon Roem. & Schult.
Carex duriuscula C.A.Mey.
Carex frankii Kunth
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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