Pycreus flavescens (L.) P.Beauv. ex Rchb.[Agg]

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Synonyms:	Cyperus flavescens L. subsp. flavescens
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Description:	Annual, small to medium-sized, up to 55 cm high; culms tufted, 5-52 cm long, 3-angled to rounded. Leaves up to 28 cm long; leaf blade linear to filiform. Involucral bracts leaf-like 1-4. Inflorescence capitate or simple, primary branches 1-5.
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Derivation of specific name:	flavescens: pale yellow, yellowish; flavus = yellow
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Worldwide distribution:	Pantropical, Europe
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Literature:	Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 142. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 292 - 295. (Includes a picture).

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