| Sample ID | 12-6-31 |
|---|---|
| Species | vegetus |
| Genus | Cyperus |
| Family | CYPERACEAE |
| Common name | Tall Flatsedge, Nutsedge, Umbrella Sedge |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | inaperturate |
| Surface pattern | psilate |
| Equatorial size | mean 25 |
| Polar size | mean 20 |
| Equatorial shape | prolate |
| Grain arrangement | monocot |
| Aperture count | 4 |
| Pore colpuses | 4 |
| Exine type | tectate |
| Morphology notes | Periporate. Lacunae (pore aperture): exine broken with irregular pore apertures poorly defined. Tectate/psilate. Exine: 1.5um thick. Ovoid to pear shaped. Lacunae length more than 20% of grain. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | East Pacific Islands , Other outside Australasia |
| Habit aquatic(s) | emergent |
| Vegetation communities | disturbed/anthropogenic, herbland |
| Habitat notes | Temperate South America, Juan Fernandez, Easter Island. Considered native to western North America but also found in the Canary Islands and southern Europe. Collected from the floating mat of Rano Kao March 2008 by Gossen et al. Sedge prefers moist places including wet soils, clay or gravel. Thrives on disturbed plant communities and seasonal creeks. |
| Collector | Warnock 63 |
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| Collection site | Christchurch |
| Collection country | New Zealand |
| Collection date | 1935-03-03 |
| Collection notes | Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B3641. |
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