Cyperus eragrostis Lam., 1791

Common names

🇬🇧 Pale Galingale
🇫🇷 Souchet vigoureux, Souchet robuste, Souchet éragrostide, Souchet éragrostis

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Subfamily: Cyperoideae
Tribe: Cypereae
Subtribe: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus eragrostis

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

C. eragrostis var. compactus (É.Desv.) Kük., 1936;
C. eragrostis var. eragrostis Lam., 1791, I.

Photographs

img/cyperus-eragrostis.webp — Cyperus eragrostis

img/cyperus-eragrostis-2.webp — Cyperus eragrostis

img/cyperus-eragrostis-3.webp — Cyperus eragrostis

Sources

Lansdown, R.V. (2016). Cyperus eragrostis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64310884A67729216.en