Cyperus fuscus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus fuscus
Name

Carex fuscus L., Sp Pl. 1: 46. 1753.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Cyperus fuscus var. vulgaris Schrad., Fl. Germ.: 118 (1806), not validly publ.
Eucyperus fuscus (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 568 (1895).
Heterotypic
Cyperus compressus Krock., Fl. Siles. 1: 64 (1787), nom. illeg.
Cyperus viridis Krock., Fl. Siles. 1: 64 (1787).
Cyperus virescens Hoffm., Deutschl. Fl. Bot. Taschenb. 3: 21 (1800).
Cyperus fuscus f. virescens (Hoffm.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 336 (1805).
Cyperus fuscus var. virescens (Hoffm.) Schrad., Fl. Germ.: 119 (1806).
Cyperus protractus Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 3: 50 (1813).
Cyperus haworthii Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 730 (1821 publ. 1822).
Cyperus forsskalii A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. 2: 251 (1833).
Cyperus fuscus var. nigricans Neilr., Fl. Nied.-Oesterr.: 135 (1859).
Cyperus calidus A.Kern., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 14: 84 (1864).
Cyperus fuscus subsp. virescens (Hoffm.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 134 (1890).
Cyperus fuscus f. calidus (A.Kern.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 276 (1904).
Cyperus fuscus var. pallescens Husn., Cypéracées: 77 (1905).
Cyperus sabaudus Billet ex Gave, Liste Contrib. Fl. Savoie: 14 (1906).
Cyperus fuscus f. serotinus Bolzon, Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1910: 77 (1910).
Cyperus fuscus var. condensatus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 237 (1936).
Cyperus fuscus var. subjuncellus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 237 (1936).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
Afghanistan; Albania; Altay; Assam; Austria; Baltic States; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Central European Russia; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Corse; Cyprus; Czechoslovakia; Denmark; East Aegean Is.; East European Russia; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; India; Inner Mongolia; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kirgizstan; Kriti; Krym; Laos; Lebanon-Syria; Manchuria; Mongolia; Nepal; Netherlands; North Caucasus; North European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Pakistan; Palestine; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sardegna; Sicilia; South European Russia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Tadzhikistan; Thailand; Transcaucasus; Turkey; Turkey-in-Europe; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; West Himalaya; West Siberia; Xinjiang; Yemen; Yugoslavia
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Is.; Madeira
Connecticut

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 46.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus fuscus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus fuscus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus fuscus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus fuscus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Braunes Zypergras
eesti: Pruun lõikhein
suomi: Lattasädekaisla, pikkusädekaisla
polski: Cibora brunatna
русский: Сыть чёрнобурая

Cyperus fuscus is a species of sedge known by the common name brown galingale,[1] or brown flatsedge. This plant is native to much of Europe, Asia and North Africa from England, Portugal and Morocco east to China and Thailand. It is an introduced species in North America, where it is naturalized in widely scattered locations in the United States and Canada.[2][3][4][5][6]

Cyperus fuscusis a plant of wet areas, particularly disturbed places such as ditches and temporary ponds. It is an annual herb with paper-thin stems reaching 30 centimeters in maximum height. There may be short, flat leaves about the base of the plant. The inflorescence contains three to 15 spikelets, which are flat, oval or rectangular, and dark brown to deep purple. Each spikelet has around ten flowers enclosed in dark bracts. The fruit is a light brown achene about a millimeter long. In the UK, Cyperus fuscus is one of 101 species named as a priority for conservation by the conservation charity Plantlife.[7]
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Altervista Flora Italiana, Zigolo nero, Brown Flatsedge, Cyperus fuscus L.
Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 226 褐穗莎草 he sui suo cao Cyperus fuscus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 46. 1753.
Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 157, Cyperus fuscus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 46. 1753.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2009-11-05. Plantlife website