Cyperus (Cyperus teneristolon)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution
| Scientific name: | Cyperus teneristolon Mattf. & Kuk. |
Common Name: | cyperus |
Status: |  |
Habitat: | Native and naturalised populations of C. teneristolon suggest it prefers highland areas with soils that are sandy and poor in nutrients. Weed of crops in semi-arid Kenyan and Tanzanian highlands. Shows a preference for damp open areas or rocky outcrops. In Australia, grows beneath an overstorey of eucalypt along a creek (CRC for Australian Weed Management 2003). |
Related Links
A Weed Management Guide for Cyperus is available on the CRC website (external link)
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009