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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

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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
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