Cyperus eragrostis Lam. (Cyperaceae) - Zigolo - tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis Lam. Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Bot. 1: 146 (1791)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
Distribuzione in Europa

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Commelinidae
Order / Ordine: Cyperales
Family / Famiglia: Cyperaceae

Genus / Genere: Cyperus

Species / Specie

Cyperus aristatus Rottb.

Cyperus capitatus Vand.

Cyperus congestus Vahl

Cyperus difformis L.

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperus flavescens L.

Cyperus flavidus Retz.

Cyperus fuscus L.

Cyperus glaber L.

Cyperus globosus All.

Cyperus glomeratus L.

Cyperus kalli (Forsskal) Murb.

Cyperus laevigatus L.

Cyperus longus L.

Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile

Cyperus microiria Steudel

Cyperus papyrus L.

Cyperus polystachyus Rottb.

Cyperus rotundus L.

Cyperus serotinus Rottb.

Cyperus strigosus L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Zigolo

English name: tall flatsedge
US name: Tall Flatsedge
French name: souchet robuste
German name: Eragrostis-Zypengras
Portuguese name: junçao

Forma biologica: G rhiz
Periodo di fioritura: VIII-IX
Tipo corologico: Subtrop.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/300 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Cyperus depressus Moench
Cyperus vegetus Willd.

Images / Immagini

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Cyperaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti