| Synonyms: |
Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattf. & Kük. |
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Very small sedge, less than 10 cm tall. Culms tufted; Inflorescence head white, 4-9 mm in diameter. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pumila: dwarf |
| Habitat: | In bogs and muddy sandbanks in floodplains, vleis and near rivers. |
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| FZ divisions: | W,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 26 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 88. Maquet, P. (1988). Cyperaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 460. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 99. |