Cyperus polystachyos

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Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Common Name:Many Spike Flatsedge
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Cyperus
Species Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. - Many Spike Flatsedge

Citation

Citation Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, Descr. Pl. Rar. 21. 1772.
Basionym: **
Type: INDIA: Without data (lectotype: Plukenet, Phytographia, Amaltheum t. 416, f. 6. 1705). Lectotypified by Corcoran, Catholic Univ. Amer. Biol. Ser. 37: 26. 1941.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chlorocyperus polystachyos Chlorocyperus polystachyos (Rottbøll) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 563. 1895.Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll 1772. 
Cyperus careyi Cyperus careyi Britton ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 166. 1903. FLORIDA
Cyperus chlorostachys Cyperus chlorostachys Boeckeler, in Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6: 540. 1864. MOZAMBIQUE
Cyperus elongatus Cyperus elongatus Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 11. 1854, non Lejeune ex Nees von Esenbeck 1834; nec Sieber ex Kunth 1837. SENEGAL/GAMBIA:
Cyperus fascicularis Cyperus fascicularis Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 144. 1791.  
Cyperus filicinus var. microdontus Cyperus filicinus Vahl, var. microdontus (Torrey) Fernald, Rhodora 19: 13. 1917.Cyperus microdontus Torrey 1836. 
Cyperus fugax Cyperus fugax Liebmann, Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5. 2: 196. 1850. MEXICO
Cyperus gatesii Cyperus gatesii Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 255. 1836. ALABAMA: Mobile Co.: Near Mobile, s.d., Gates s.n. (holotype: ?).
Cyperus hahnianus Cyperus hahnianus Boeckeler, Flora 61: 138. 1878. MARTINIQUE
Cyperus holosericeus Cyperus holosericeus Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 317. 1827. GEORGIA
Cyperus inconspicuus Cyperus inconspicuus Liebmann, Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5. 2: 197. 1850. COSTA RICA: San Jose, s.d., Oersted 14392 (holotype: C).
Cyperus intactus Cyperus intactus Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 332. 1805.  
Cyperus liebmannii Cyperus liebmannii Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 7. 1854, nom. illegit.Cyperus inconspicuus Liebmann 1850. 
Cyperus litos Cyperus litos Schultes, Mant. 2: 101. 1824. Cyperus tenuis Muhlenberg 1817, non Swartz 1788.
Cyperus louisianae Cyperus louisianae Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 10. 1854. LOUISIANA
Cyperus microdontus var. texensis Cyperus microdontus Torrey, var. texensis Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 430. 1836. TEXAS: Without data, Drummond 454 (holotype: NY).
Cyperus olidus Cyperus olidus Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 333. 1805.  
Cyperus olivaceus Cyperus olivaceus Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 332. 1805.  
Cyperus polystachyos subsp. holosericeus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, subsp. holosericeus (Link) T. Koyama, Madroño 20: 253. 1970.Cyperus holosericeus Link 1827. 
Cyperus polystachyos var. chlorostachys Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. chlorostachys (Boeckeler) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 371. 1936.Cyperus chlorostachys Boeckeler 1864. 
Cyperus polystachyos var. fascicularis Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. fascicularis (Lamarck) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 750. 1891.Cyperus fascicularis Lamarck 1791. 
Cyperus polystachyos var. hahnianus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. hahnianus (Boeckeler) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 370. 1936.Cyperus hahnianus Boeckeler 1878. 
Cyperus polystachyos var. holosericeus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. holosericeus (Link) C. B. Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 55. 1884.Cyperus holosericeus Link 1827. 
Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. laxiflorus Bentham, Fl. Austral. 7: 261. 1878. AUSTRALIA
Cyperus polystachyos var. leptostachyus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. leptostachyus Boeckeler, Linnaea 35: 478. 1868. TEXAS: Without data, Drummond 454 (lectotype: GH). Lectotypified by G. C. Tucker, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43: 72. 1994.
Cyperus polystachyos var. paniculatus Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. paniculatus (Rottbøll) C. B. Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 55. 1884.Cyperus paniculatus Rottbøll 1772. 
Cyperus scopellatus Cyperus scopellatus Richard, Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 106. 1792. FRENCH GUIANA
Cyperus sonderi Cyperus sonderi J. A. Schmidt, Beitr. Fl. Cap. Verd. Ins. 162. 1852. CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
Cyperus tenuis Cyperus tenuis Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. 22. 1817, non Swartz 1788.  
Cyperus teretifructus Cyperus teretifructus Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 3. 1854. JAPAN
Cyperus texensis Cyperus texensis (Torrey) Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 9. 1854.Cyperus microdontus Torrey, var. texensis Torrey 1836. 
Cyperus vulgaris var. teretifructus Cyperus vulgaris Kunth, var. teretifructus (Steudel) Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 256. 1856.Cyperus teretifructus Steudel 1854. 
Pycreus fugax Pycreus fugax (Liebmann) C. Adams, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 254. 1991.Cyperus fugax Liebmann 1850. 
Pycreus holosericeus Pycreus holosericeus (Link) Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci. 12: 231. 1917.Cyperus holosericeus Link 1827. 
Pycreus odoratus Pycreus odoratus Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 164. 1900, nom. illegit.Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll 1772. 
Pycreus odoratus var. hahnianus Pycreus odoratus Urban, var. hahnianus (Boeckeler) Stehlé, Caribbean Forest. 5: 184. 1944.Cyperus hahnianus Boeckeler 1878. 
Pycreus paniculatus Pycreus paniculatus (Rottbøll) Nees von Esenbeck ex Alston, in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 307. 1931.Cyperus paniculatus Rottbøll 1772. 
Pycreus polystachyos Pycreus polystachyos (Rottbøll) Palisot de Beauvois, Fl. Oware 2: 48. 1816.Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll 1772. 
Pycreus polystachyos var. hahnianus Pycreus polystachyos (Rottbøll) Palisot de Beauvois, var. hahnianus (Boeckeler) C. B. Clarke, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 18. 1900.Cyperus hahnianus Boeckeler 1878. 
Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus Pycreus polystachyos (Rottbøll) Palisot de Beauvois, var. laxiflorus (Bentham) Ridley, J. Singapore Asiat. Soc. [?] 23: 5. 1891; (Bentham) C. B. Clarke, in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 592. 1893.Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell, var. laxiflorus Bentham 1878. 
Pycreus polystachyos var. paniculatus Pycreus polystachyos (Rottbøll) Palisot de Beauvois, var. paniculatus (Rottbøll) Donnell Smith, CITATION?Cyperus paniculatus Rottbøll 1772. 
Cyperus microdontus Cyperus microdontus Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 255. 1836. NORTH CAROLINA: Forsyth Co.: Salem, s.d., Schweinitz s.n. (holotype: NY).
Cyperus paniculatus Cyperus paniculatus Rottbøll, Descr. Pl. Rar. 22. 1772. SURINAM
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll, var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald, Rhodora 41: 530. 1939.Cyperus microdontus Torrey, var. texensis Torrey 1836. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Covington, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Talladega, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1895 - 1981

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU109299 Houston 26 Sep 1994 MacDonald, John R.
7817		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
TROY000025276 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93191		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
UNA00001969 Mobile 15 Jul 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D592		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UWAL0003262 Monroe 18 Sep 2005 Kral, Robert
96866		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
USAM000004624 Baldwin 02 Aug 1980 Lott, Bob
90		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll
ALNHS00006616 Covington 07 Nov 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4540		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UNA00001944 Wilcox 27 Sep 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6968		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
JSU109296 Cherokee 22 Sep 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10716		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
UWAL0048305 Mobile 04 Sep 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4204		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboll
UWAL0015168 Bullock 18 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1009		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
JSU109295 Cherokee 12 Sep 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15633		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
JSU110203 Marshall 30 Sep 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
7378		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
UNA00001924 Baldwin _ Jul 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
JSU110201 Jefferson 15 Aug 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
937		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
TROY000025484 Monroe 17 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18179		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
ALNHS00007050 Limestone 10 Sep 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5409		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
AUA000021096 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14130A		 AUA
Cyperus Polystachyos Rottb.
TROY000034276 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6158		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
SAMF0001083 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6158		 SAMF
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
AUA000027132 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6158		 AUA
Cyperus Polystachyos Rottb.
TROY000025482 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14130A		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
USAM000004625 Mobile 15 Aug 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8133		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll
ALNHS00005375 Bullock 26 AUG 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
404b		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UNA00001939 Mobile _ Sep 1890 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UWAL0013193 Marengo 19 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3726		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
USAM000004626 Mobile 21 Oct 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11727		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
USAM000004623 Mobile 17 Oct 1982 LeLong, Michel G.
18762		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll
UWAL0003263 Clay 18 Aug 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12741		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. var. texensis (Torr.) Fern.
TROY000026093 Monroe 18 Sep 2005 Kral, Robert
96866		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
JSU109300 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7421		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
ALNHS00000075 Mobile 03 Oct 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10443		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UNA00001989 Baldwin s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UWAL0036075 Blount 28 Aug 2014 Anderson, Kelly
662		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
USAM000004621 Mobile 22 Sep 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9516		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
JSU110204 Mobile 3 Oct 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10443		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
UNA00056443 Marengo 13 Oct 1908 Harper, Roland M.
126		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
JSU109298 Clay 6 Aug 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4768		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
TROY000035582 Montgomery 07 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23305		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
UWAL0042976 Baldwin 30 May 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1203		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UNA00001994 Mobile 21 Aug 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
AUA000021098 Butler 11 Sep 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3600		 AUA
Cyperus Polystachyos Rottb. Var. Texensis (Torr.) Fern.
TROY000025483 Pike 25 Sep 2002 Franks, Michael
11		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
UWAL0049229 Bullock 18 Jun 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3329		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboll
AUA_ACC_1054 Lee 9 Aug 1950 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Cyperus Polystachyos Rottb. Var. Polystachyos
TROY000033028 Butler 10 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22517		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torr.) Fern.
USAM000004627 Mobile 12 Oct 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11664		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll
ALNHS00004683 Houston 01 Nov 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2757		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb?ll
UWAL0002926 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6158		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UNA00001984 Covington 03 Oct 1981 Forster, Wendy R.
159		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UWAL0014298 Greene 14 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6222		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
JSU109294 Cherokee 12 Sep 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15653		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
UNA00001984 Covington 3 Oct 1981 Forster, Wendy R.
159		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
ALNHS00004790 Montgomery 05 Oct 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2834		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
JSU109297 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18874		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
TROY000037688 Bullock 18 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1009		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
JSU109293 Calhoun 10 Sep 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
874		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
TROY000049521 Marengo 19 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3726		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
UNA00001974 Mobile 15 Jul 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D583		 UNA
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. var. texensis (Torr.) Fern.
UWAL0011528 Montgomery 07 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23305		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
USAM000004622 Wilcox 27 Sep 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6968		 USAM
Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll
ALNHS00007310 Mobile 06 NOV 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4551		 ALNHS
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
UWAL0042977 Baldwin 17 Jul 2006 Larsen, Harry S.
1504		 UWAL
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
TROY000029299 Talladega 18 Aug 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12741		 TROY
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell var. texensis (Torrey) Fernald
JSU110202 Marshall 16 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6786		 JSU
Cyperus polystachyos Rottboell
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