Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus fendlerianus Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 35: 520 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central U.S.A. to Mexico. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1892 Cusack, Mrs. [s.n.] United States K000950487 Type Yes
Wright, C. [1945] United States K003725159 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [14A615] United States K003725163 Yes
Fulton, H.J. [2874] United States K003725162 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [6188] Mexico K003726182 Yes
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [512] Mexico K003726181 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [732] United States K003725156 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003726186 Yes
Fendler, A. [865] United States K000950486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K003725157 Yes
Townsend, C.H.T.; Barber, C.M. [s.n.] Mexico K003726183 Yes
Kearney, T.H.; Peebles, R.H. [9957] United States K003725154 Yes
Wright, C. [1945] United States K003725158 Yes
Palmer, E. [336] Mexico K003726184 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [733] United States K003725155 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K003725160 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K003725161 Yes
LeSueur, D.H. [1093] Mexico K003726185 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0