Cyperus rotundus
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Summary
Cyperus rotundus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Cyperus[5]
- Taxon name: Cyperus rotundus[6]
- Subclass of: perennial plant[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8]
- Commons category: Cyperus rotundus[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cyperus rotundus[10]
- Commons gallery: Cyperus rotundus[11]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[12]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11[13], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316644[15]
- This taxon is source of: nut-grass rhizome[16]
- Short name: C. rotundus[17]
- Taxon common name: nutgrass[18], Rooiuintjie[19], Сыть круглая[20], கோரை[21], Pakopako[22], Souchet Rond[23], Nut-grass[24], 香附子[25], šáchor hlíznatý[26], মুথা[27], 香头草[28], 香附子*(莎草）[29], 香附[30], 莎草[31]
- Flower color: gold[32]
- NatureServe conservation status: secure[33]
- Has fruit type: nucule[34]
- Invasive to: Indonesia[35], Brazil[36]
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Identifiers
Cyperus rotundus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76593[37]. Cyperus rotundus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 512623[38]. Cyperus rotundus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121553[39]. Cyperus rotundus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2714818[40]. Cyperus rotundus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39900[41].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Cyperus rotundus include Kyperounta[42], a community of Cyprus Republic[43], in Cyprus[44].
Why It Matters
Cyperus rotundus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Kyperounta[42], a community of Cyprus Republic[43], in Cyprus[44].