Cyperus tenuispica is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia. The annual herb to grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.05 to. It blooms between February and August producing red-brown flowers. In Western Australia it is found along streams and creeks in the Kimberley region where it grows in sandy-clay soils.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb
Habitat GIFTFloresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Other traits1
Plant support typefree-standing
05DNA & barcoding2 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Cyperus tenuispica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections2
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★rbcL2★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCyperus tenuispica carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 163×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Tejavathi, D. H. & B. H. M. Nijalingappa. 1990. Cytological studies in some members of Cyperaceae. Cytologia 55: 363–372.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Nijalingappa, B. H. M., N. NAGARAJ & D. H. TEJAVATHI. 1978. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXII. Taxon 27: 519–535.
CCDB · eflora
n 81×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — RATH, S.P., & S.N. PATNAIK. 1974. Cytological studies in Cyperaceae with special reference to its taxonomy I. Cytologia 39: 341-352.
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type921 records
Wild obs. + sensor181
Museum / vouchered729
Other11
Origin
Native68
Introduced9
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 708 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 accuracy88% within 1 km
≤100 m 65≤1 km 2≤10 km 1>10 km 8
76 georeferenced · 105 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor181
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 78≤1 km 36≤10 km 121>10 km 20
255 georeferenced · 474 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence729
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 institutions48 of 88 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Palmerston, AU
81
Brisbane, AU
54
Kochi, JP
51
Mount Annan, AU
42
Kew, GB
41
Kensington, AU
28
Nishihara, JP
22
Nagano City, JP
17
Canberra, AU
17
Pretoria, ZA
14
Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record
14
Saint Louis, US
13
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
12
Sanda, JP
12
Xiamen, CN
12
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
11
MeiseBGlocation not on record
10
Beijing, CN
10
TAIElocation not on record
9
Chiba, JP
9
Taipei, TW
9
Bronx, US
9
Odawara, JP
8
Yaoundé, CM
8
Guilin, CN
7
Smithfield, AU
7
South Kensington, GB
6
Berlin, DE
6
Armidale, AU
5
Guangzhou, CN
5
Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record
5
Nishihara, JP
4
Frankfurt am Main
4
UnBlocation not on record
3
HNBlocation not on record
3
Monastir, TN
3
Adelaide, AU
3
Tokushima, JP
3
Yunnan Universitylocation not on record
3
Tsukuba, JP
3
Christchurch, NZ
3
Baroda, IN
3
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
3
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
2
MAlocation not on record
2
Edinburgh, GB
2
Yangling, CN
2
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record
2
EFGlocation not on record
2
SIHUlocation not on record
2
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
2
Awka, NG
2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Bando, JP
2
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Masindi, UG
1
Kagoshima, JP
1
Dresden, DE
1
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
1
Durban, ZA
1
Plocation not on record
1
Sendai, JP
1
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record
1
Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record
1
Zhuzhou, CN
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
USP-IBlocation not on record
1
IECOSlocation not on record
1
Guangzhou, CN
1
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
KURAlocation not on record
1
UEPAlocation not on record
1
Shanghai, CN
1
Université du Lomélocation not on record
1
Honolulu, US
1
Xining, CN
1
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
1
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
1
Eastern Illinois Universitylocation not on record
1
88 institutions · 652 of 729 vouchered records shown · 75 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Cyperus tenuispica was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median10.0 °C 10.0–10.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter31.5 °C
Max temp (day)15.7 °C
Min temp (night)3.10 °C
Precipitation13.8 mm/mo
Air humidity45.7 %
Moisture balance-95.2 mm/mo
Vapour deficit827 Pa
Wind speed4.50 m/s
Cloud cover24.1 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility921 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
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