*Cyperus prolifer Lamarck. Common name: Dwarf Papyrus. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Pond shores, marshes, ditches. Distribution: Native of tropical e. Africa. Also reported for se. VA (Kartesz 2010).
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Carter et al (1996); = n/a — C; ? Cyperus isocladus Kunth. Basionym: Cyperus prolifer Lam. 1791
Links to other floras: = Cyperus prolifer - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
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