Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Cyperus alternifolius L. subsp. flabelliformis (Rottb.) KüK.
Family : CYPERACEAE
Genus : Cyperus
Catalan common name : Papir. Paraigüets.
Spanish common name : Juncia. Papiro. Paragüitas. Planta paraguas.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
General distribution : Africa
Flowering time : June. July. August. September.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte. Hydrophyte.
Habitat : Gardens and naturalizated in humid soils.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A green rhizomatous herb that grows to 1,5 m. in height and is characterized by the plume of bracts located of the stem terminal, arranged in an apical rosette. The stem is three-corned and glabrous. Flowers are disposed in composite umbels with thin radii emerging at the centre of the bracteole umbel.
Observations : Espècie utilitzada com ornamental, està àmpliament naturalitzada ocupant els llits de torrents, sobretot a prop de llocs residencials.
Status : Alien species.
