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Cyperus iria L.

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Native to: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe.

Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nauru, New Caledonia, New York, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is.

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Natasha Khardina
GPS
11.2625990, 76.2039948
Geographical region
Southern Asia
Drainage Basin
Chaliyar River
River catchment
Water body type
River
Water body name
Kuthira (Kuthirappuzha)
Water body part
Rapids
Water body course
Lower course
Water body: tributary of
River
Tributary name
Chaliyar
Type locality
Isotype: unknown.
Conservation status/IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated (NE)
Listed in CITES
No

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type
Fresh water
Water color
Clear water
Water transparency
Low
Concentration of sediments
Medium
Water temperature
27.3 °C
Water flow/curent
Slow

Chemical parameters

pH
Conductivity
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Phytology

Plant form
Emersed
Plant type
Rhizomatous
Plant size
40-60 cm
Plant growth rate
Fast
Plant light demand
Medium
CO2
None
Aquarium equipment
Plant care
Water care