Cyperus polystachyos
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Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae
, found in Hawaii
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It is common in the neotropics as a weed in grass lawns.
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
, found in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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It is common in the neotropics as a weed in grass lawns.