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Pu`uka`a (Cyperus trachysanthos)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 129394
  • Lifeform: Graminoid
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/24/2023
Description:

Where is Pu`uka`a (Cyperus trachysanthos) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Pu`uka`a can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Pu`uka`a (Cyperus trachysanthos)?

  • Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 07/24/23
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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Cyperus trachysanthos
    Authority Hook. & Arn.
    Family Cyperaceae
    CPC Number 9221
    ITIS 39990
    USDA CYTR2
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Sticky Flatsedge
    Associated Scientific Names Cyperus trachysanthos
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Hawaii S1
    Ecological Relationships

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