Cyperus rotundus, Coco nut-grass, גומא הפקעים
 
Scientific name:  Cyperus rotundus L.
Common name:   Coco nut-grass
Hebrew name:  גומא הפקעים
Family:   Cyperaceae, גמאיים

Cyperus rotundus,Coco nut-grass, גמאיים ,גומא הפקעים, Cyperaceae
Date Picture Taken: November 28, 2008

 
Life form:  Geophyte
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, entire
Flowers:  Green, brown
Flowering Period:   February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Habitat:   Disturbed habitats
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Subtropical - Tropical
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Cyperus rotundus,Coco nut-grass, גמאיים ,גומא הפקעים, Cyperaceae
Date Picture Taken: Month 2, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Cyperus, kyperos, kypeiros "galingale, sedge"; Latin cyperos, the name cyperis, idis was applied by Plinius to the root of the Cyperus.
rotundus, round, spherical; rounded.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Cyperus rotundus,Coco nut-grass, גמאיים ,גומא הפקעים, Cyperaceae
Date Picture Taken: Month 2, 2007