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Dwarf striped umbrella sedge

Cyperus albostriatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 38, February 21, March 41, April 199, May 91, June 19, July 47, August 23, September 30, October 124, November 57, December 53.
South Africa743
KwaZulu-Natal454
Western Cape120
Eastern Cape82
New Zealand44
Mpumalanga40
Limpopo25
Wellington Region17
Gauteng17
Australia16

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilySedges · Cyperaceae
GenusFlatsedges · Cyperus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dwarf striped umbrella sedge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.