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Scientific Name | Cyperus congestus Vahl |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyperus congestus Vahl var. glanduliferus (C.B.Clarke) Kük., Cyperus congestus Vahl var. grandiceps Kük., Cyperus congestus Vahl var. pseudonatalensis Kük., Cyperus cooperi (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum., Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke, Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke var. glanduliferus C.B.Clarke, Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke var. grandiceps (Kük.) Podlech, Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke var. pseudonatalensis (Kük.) Podlech, Mariscus cooperi C.B.Clarke |
Common Names | Hedgehog Sedge (e), Purple Umbrella Sedge (e), Qoqothoane (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyperus congestus Vahl | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cyperus congestus Vahl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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