More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies of Zihuatanejo
ORDER POALES
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)
-Grasses Family Poaceae
-Subfamily Chloridoideae
-Tribe Cynodonteae
-Subtribe Eleusininae
-Bermuda Grasses (Genus Cynodon)
-Pond Flatsedge (Cyperus ochraceus)
Cyperus ochraceus is a species of sedge that is native to Central America, southern parts of North America and South America. Flat-sedge grows in open areas of damp sedge-rich grasslands, fens, marshes, calcareous flushes, and along margins of streams and ponds. It can also grow in brackish areas near saltmarshes and in dune slacks.
Description
• Cyperus ochraceus is a perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. Like other members of the genus, it has narrow, grass-like leaves and upright, typically triangular stems, with small flowers grouped into spikelets. The spikelets are arranged in clusters at the stem tips, accompanied by leaf-like bracts.
Range
• Cyperus ochraceus, commonly known as pond flatsedge or yellow sedge, is native to tropical and subtropical America, ranging from the southern United States and Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to South America. It is native to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.
Habitat
• It grows in open, moist environments, including damp grasslands, wet pastures, marshes, pond margins, and disturbed ground. It is a perennial sedge that commonly forms clumps, with slender stems, narrow leaves, and clusters of yellowish-brown to ochre-coloured spikelets.
Pond Flatsedge
Cyperus ochraceus
