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Cyperus alternifolius
(Cyperaceae)

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Species description or overview

Umbrella flat sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) description and images
Cyperus alternifolius description and images are provided by the University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Cyperus alternifolius
Nomenclatural information about Cyperus alternifolius is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Cyperus alternifolius
Nomenclatural information about Cyperus alternifolius is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cyperus alternifolius as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperaceae) (ahuawa haole, puukaa haole)
Links to high-resolution free images of Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperaceae) (ahuawa haole, puukaa haole) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Umbrella flat sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) description and images
Cyperus alternifolius description and images are provided by the University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Other resources

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A baseline survey based on a network of 20 transects and 400 plots provides information on alien plant distribution during feral pig removal and prior to alien plant control efforts in Kipahulu Valley, Maui (from Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research, 1992, 39 pp).

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