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Species
Cyperus rotundus L.
IUCN
NCBI
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Global Distribution
Indo-Malesia and Australia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram
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"Habitat and Ecology: Occurs in a wide variety of habitats including seasonally wet grasslands, swamps, bushland. Is tolerant of disturbance and often grows in waste places. (Note: not all habitats of occurrence have been recorded). Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 4, 4.6, 5, 5.3, 5.4, 5.8, 15, 15.6"
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| Rights holder/Author | "Molur et al, 2011", IUCN and ZOO 2011, India Biodiversity Portal |
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Population
Population Trend
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"Range Description: Widespread in the tropics and subtropics, worldwide (note: not all countries of occurrence may have been recorded). Countries - Native: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago); Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Chad; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cyprus; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; France; French Guiana; French Southern Territories (the) (Mozambique Channel Is.); Gabon; Georgia; Ghana; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Lesotho; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Portugal (Azores, Madeira, Portugal (mainland), Selvagens); Puerto Rico; Réunion; Romania; Rwanda; Saint Helena; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; Spain (Canary Is., Spain (mainland)); Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey (Turkey-in-Asia, Turkey-in-Europe); Turkmenistan; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.); Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Western Sahara; Yemen (North Yemen, Socotra, South Yemen); Zambia; Zimbabwe"
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| Rights holder/Author | "Molur et al, 2011", IUCN and ZOO 2011, India Biodiversity Portal |
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Marshy areas
"Population: Very common, and has become naturalized in many parts of its range, especially in the Pacific islands. Population Trend: Unknown"
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Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., Mo., N.Mex., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.; Mexico; Central America; South America; Asia; Africa; Australia.
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Croplands, disturbed soils usually; 0–400m.
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Major Threats
There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats to this species.
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IV, V, RM, VII
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| Rights holder/Author | Pablo Gutierrez, IABIN |
| Source | No source database. |