Cyperus (Cyperus teneristolon)

Invasive Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution

Scientific name: Cyperus teneristolon Mattf. & Kuk.

Common Name:
cyperus

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).

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Scientific name:	Cyperus teneristolon Mattf. & Kuk.
Common Name:	cyperus
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).