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Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus L.

2005 Luigi Rignanese cc-by-nc

Cyperus rotundus (Nutgrass) is a species of perennial herb in the family sedges. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to ParaíBa, Sergipe, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Roraima, Ceará, Espirito Santo, Alagoas, Paraná, GoiáS, Mata Atlântica, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Amazônia, Tocantins, Bahia, RondôNia, Pará, Caatinga, Pernambuco, Rio Grande Do Norte, Cerrado, SãO Paulo, Amapá, Maranhao, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande Do Sul, Minas Gerais, Piauí, Rio De Janeiro, and Acre (Brazil). They have simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.68 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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EOL has data for 28 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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India
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1269750
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Rio Grande Do Sul
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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32 degrees celsius
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c4 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q283604
- Definition: a photosynthetic process in some plants. It is the first step in extracting carbon from carbon dioxide to be able to use it in sugar and other biomolecules. It is one of three known processes for carbon fixation. The C4 in one of the names refers to the four-carbon molecule that is the first product of this type of carbon fixation.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_carbon_fixation
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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mesophyte
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1922484
- Definition: terrestrial plants adapted to neither very dry nor very wet environments
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard UNiversity, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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medicinal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142605
- Definition: substance or combination of substances that may be administered to human beings (or animals) for treating or preventing disease, or with the intent to make a medical diagnosis or to restore, correct or modify physiological functions.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of nutgrass. View this species on GBIF

2005 Luigi Rignanese cc-by-nc