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Achene architecture
stipitate +
Achene atypical width
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Achene coloration
brownish +
Achene length
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Achene life cycle
mature +
Achene shape
ellipsoid +
Achene width
0.9mm;1mm +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Apex architecture or shape
apiculate +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
obtuse;mucronulate;obtuse +
Author
Gordon C. Tucker* +, Brian G. Marcks* +  and J. Richard Carter * +
Authority
Sprengel +
Base duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
w--shaped +  and keeled +
Bract architecture
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
Bract arrangement
2-ranked +  and arranged +
Bract atypical length
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br />) +
Bract length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Bract orientation
ascending +  and oblique +
Bract quantity
2;4 +
Bract width
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Branch atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Branch quantity
2;3 +
Bristle atypical quantity
6;30 +
Bristle quantity
3;6 +
Cauline leaf architecture or shape
folded +
Cauline leaf arrangement
parallel +  and divergent +
Cauline leaf arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Cauline leaf orientation
Ascending (?) +
Cauline leaf prominence or shape
flat +
Cauline leaf shape
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
Common name
Showy sedge +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
not +  and solitary +
Culm atypical length
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
Culm length
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Culm pubescence
nearly +  and glabrous +
Culm relief
scabridulous +
Culm shape
trigonous +
Culm width
0.7mm;1.7mm +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Tex. +  and Mexico +
Elevation
100–1300 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Floral scale architecture or shape
2-3-ribbed +
Floral scale arrangement
distichous +
Floral scale atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Floral scale atypical width
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
Floral scale coloration
laterally light-brown +  and reddish-brown medially green or light-brown +
Floral scale duration
deciduous +
Floral scale length
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
Floral scale quantity
4 (12) +
Floral scale width
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Arroyos, riverbanks, clearings in montane forests +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
subumbellate +  and capitate +
Inflorescence position
pseudolateral +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Involucral-bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Involucral-bract arrangement
arranged +
Involucral-bract orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Involucral-bract quantity
1;22 +
Keel relief
scabridulous +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (?) +  and 45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br /> (?) +
Leaf position
basal +
Leaf shape
flat +  and v-shaped +
Leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Ligule presence
absent +
Locule quantity
1 +
Margin fusion
fused +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrid +
Margin relief
scabridulous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Perianth life cycle
falling +
Perianth presence
absent +
Perianth quantity
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Pericarp width
thin +
Phenology
Fruiting summer. +
Pistil architecture
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
Pistil fusion
fused +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Prickle orientation
antrorse +  and extrorse +
Prophyll architecture
pistillate +
Prophyll atypical quantity
0 (3) +
Prophyll position
subtending +
Prophyll quantity
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Publication title
Novi Provent., +
Publication year
1818 +
Rachillum architecture
wingless +
Rachillum duration
deciduous +
Rachillum life cycle
falling +
Rachis prominence
conspicuous +
Rachis some measurement
1cm;2cm +
Ray arrangement
singly +
Ray length
unequal +
Ray quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Ray some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
empty +
Scale arrangement
distichous +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
0;76 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
cylindric;compressed +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V23/V23 301.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Spike architecture or fragility
loose +
Spike atypical length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Spike atypical width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Spike density
dense +
Spike length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Spike quantity
1 +
Spike shape
loosely ovoid;ovoid-ellipsoid +
Spike width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Spikelet architecture
spicate +
Spikelet architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Spikelet arrangement
arranged +
Spikelet arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Spikelet atypical quantity
3 (8) +
Spikelet atypical width
0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
Spikelet length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Spikelet life cycle
falling +
Spikelet quantity
8 +  and 40 +
Spikelet shape
compressed-quadrangular +
Spikelet width
2.8mm;4mm +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
3 +
Stem architecture
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
Stem shape
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Stigma relief
papillate +
Stigma some measurement
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Stipe coloration
whitish +
Stipe some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
Style architecture or shape
undivided +
Style arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Style shape
2-3-fid +
Style some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Surface relief
papillose +
Synonyms
Cyperus buckleyi +, Cyperus parryi +, Cyperus scaberrimus +, Cyperus spectabilis var. filiformis +, Cyperus spectabilis var. parryi +  and Cyperus spectabilis var. scaberrimus +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Cyperus spectabilis +
Taxon parent
Cyperus subg. Cyperus +
Taxon rank
species +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Wing coloration
hyaline +
X chromosome quantity
5;100 +