Cyperus fuscus Linnaeus 1753

= Cyperus virescens Hoffm.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: UPH-00002333; occurrenceRemarks: along a small seasonal stream below pastures; recordNumber: 5; recordedBy: Naim Berisha; individualCount: 16; occurrenceStatus: Present; occurrenceID: 44A7F482-960D-57FA-B906-6F3D06F0B520; Taxon: taxonID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330929-2; scientificNameID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330929-2; acceptedNameUsage: Cyperus fuscus L.; parentNameUsage: Cyperaceae; originalNameUsage: Cyperus virescens Hoffm.; nameAccordingTo: Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. 2011 +: Cyperaceae. – In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/.; kingdom: Plantae; phylum: Tracheophyta; class: Magnoliopsida; order: Poales; family: Cyperaceae; genus: Cyperus; specificEpithet: fuscus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: L.; nomenclaturalCode: IPNI; taxonomicStatus: Accepted; Location: higherGeographyID: SE Europe; higherGeography: SE Europe; continent: Europe; country: Kosovo; countryCode: XK; stateProvince: Prishtina; county: Gllogoc; municipality: Gllogoc; locality: Golesh Mt.; verbatimLocality: Golesh Mt.; verbatimElevation: 743 m; locationRemarks: Golesh Mt. – Mirenë, along a small seasonal stream below pastures, serpentine substrate: 42.563104°N, 20.967532°E, 743 m a. s. l., 05 Oct. 2025. Leg.: Naim Berisha.; verbatimCoordinates: 42.563104°N, 20.967532°E; coordinatePrecision: 2; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: Naim Berisha; dateIdentified: 2025; identificationReferences: Kukkonen, I. (1980): Cyperus. — In: Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea, Vol. 5: 282–292. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.; Event: eventDate: 5/10/2025; habitat: seasonal stream below pastures, serpentine substr.

Taxon discussion

This taxon has not previously been reported for the flora of Kosovo. The present record is based on field-collected material that was taxonomically verified using current regional floras and compared with herbarium material from UPH. Its occurrence extends the known distribution range of the species in the central Balkans and contributes to completing the floristic knowledge of Kosovo. No earlier confirmed records exist in the national or regional literature.

Notes

The species was recorded on Golesh Mt. (Mirenë), being found along a small seasonal stream flowing beneath open pastures on serpentine substrate (Fig. 1 c). The species typically occupies moist, intermittently flooded microhabitats such as muddy stream margins, ephemeral wet depressions and disturbed wetland edges. Biogeographically, Cyperus fuscus is a widespread European and western Eurasian sedge, although often overlooked due to its small stature and short phenological window. This collection represents the first verified record of the species for Kosovo, demonstrating that serpentine foothill habitats and small temporary watercourses may support a richer sedge flora than previously recognised.