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Cyperus sanguinolentus

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 28, 2024
Entity authorityQ5791844 ↗
Source-derived summary

Cyperus sanguinolentus, the purple-glume flat sedge, is an erect sedge, solitary or tufted, growing from 5 to 80 cm tall. A widespread species, naturally found in many parts of Africa, India, Asia and Australasia. The specific epithet sanguinolentus is from Latin, and refers blood red colour of the seed.

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The public source identifies “Cyperus sanguinolentus” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cyperus, sanguinolentus and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Cyperus sanguinolentus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.