Coco Grass

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp. rotundus
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
CYPERACEAE
Synonyms
Cyperus fenzelianus K.Schum.
Common Names
Coco Grass (e), Coco-grass (e), Eendjiesgras (a), Knoppiesgras (a), Kweekuintjies (a), Nut Grass (e), Nut Sedge (e), Nut-grass (e), Oosindiesegras (a), Oosindiesekweek (a), Persuintjie (a), Purple Nutsedge (e), Red Nut-grass (e), Red Nutsedge (e), Rooiuintjie (a), Steentjieskweek (a), Uintjie (a), Uintjiekweek (a), Water Grass (e), Watergras (a), Waterkweek (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/05/22
Assessor(s)
F. Cholo & W. Foden
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, 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 rotundus L. subsp. rotundus 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.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Citation
Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2006. Cyperus rotundus L. subsp. rotundus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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