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Scientific Name | Cyperus rigidifolius Steud. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Cyperus rigidifolius is a widespread and common species that is weedy in its natural range. It is not threatened, therefore it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in the eastern and northern provinces of South Africa, where it occurs from the Eastern Cape to Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It is also distributed across eastern Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | This species grows in seasonal and permanent wetlands, grassland roadsides and cultivated lands, on sandy soil. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyperus rigidifolius Steud. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2021. Cyperus rigidifolius Steud. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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