Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile
Cyperus pygmaeus var. michelianus (L.) Boeckeler
Dichostylis micheliana (L.) Nees
Fimbristylis micheliana (L.) Rchb.
Isolepis micheliana (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Juncellus michelianus (L.) Blatt. & McCann
Cyperus michelianus is an annual sedge found on sand bars and on the mudflats on the side of the Gila River. It prefers seasonally
flooded sandy or gravelly soil and mud. The inflorescence is compact, about 1cm in diameter and subspherical. The inflorescence bracts are
about as tall as the plant itself.
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Cyperus michelianus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila River at Pancho Canyon (off Newby Road) August 5, 2017
Cyperus michelianus, annual root system, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila River at Pancho Canyon (off Newby Road) August 5, 2017
Cyperus michelianus, macro of flowerhead, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila River at Pancho Canyon (off Newby Road) August 5, 2017
Cyperus michelianus, inflorescences, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila River at Pancho Canyon (off Newby Road) August 5, 2017
Cyperus michelianus, photomicrograph of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Gila River at Pancho Canyon (off Newby Road) August 5, 2017
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