Described: Vahl.
States with an open record: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 1B Trans-Himalaya: Tibetan Plateau, 2B Himalaya: West, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Cyperaceae; order: Poales.

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yellidespecies of India

Cyperus pilosus

fuzzy flatsedge

fuzzy flatsedge (Cyperus pilosus), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2011, stable). Open records in 16 states. Listed by BSI, WCVP, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: grasses & sedges.

Grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Punjab · Grasses and sedges of Uttarakhand · Grasses and sedges of Delhi · Grasses and sedges of Sikkim · Grasses and sedges of Arunachal Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Manipur · Grasses and sedges of Meghalaya · Grasses and sedges of Assam · Grasses and sedges of West Bengal · Grasses and sedges of Odisha · Grasses and sedges of Madhya Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Maharashtra · Grasses and sedges of Andhra Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Karnataka · Grasses and sedges of Kerala

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