Cyperus sphaeroideus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records897

Data sources4

Biological traits29

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Cyperus sphaeroideus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility897 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources29 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS6 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF897 records

01Narrative

Cyperus sphaeroideus is a species of sedge that is native to eastern parts of Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology7

Fruit length1.15 mm

Fruit width0.75 mm

Leaf length max1 mm

Leaf width2.5 mm

Leaf width max1 mm

Plant height max0.5 m

Seed mass0.204 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal+water+wind

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Pollination syndromeinsect+wind

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC4

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition6 compounds

Compounds documented for Cyperus sphaeroideus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile3 classes

Anthocyanidins2

Flavones2

Flavonols2

Documented compounds6 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
Cyanidin	present	LOTUS
Kaempferol	present	LOTUS
Luteolin 7-diglucoside	present	LOTUS
Pelargonidin	present	LOTUS
Quercetin	present	LOTUS
Tricin	present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type897 records

Wild obs. + sensor530

Museum / vouchered347

Other20

Origin

Native100

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 672 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 337≤1 km 68≤10 km 42>10 km 1

448 georeferenced · 82 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor530

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy35% within 1 km

≤100 m 61≤1 km 46≤10 km 171>10 km 24

302 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence347

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 15 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Mount Annan, AU	97
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	73
Brisbane, AU	62
Canberra, AU	52
Armidale, AU	26
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	11
Adelaide, AU	7
Hobart, AU	2
Christchurch, NZ	2
Auckland, NZ	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Batemans Bay, AU	2
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
Montréal, CA	1

15 institutions · 341 of 347 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code

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