Cyperus capensis

(Steud.) Endl.

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Summary

Source: Wikipedia

Cyperus capensis is a species of sedge that is native to South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini in southern Africa.

Description

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-60 cm tall. It has a narrow oval bulb like root. The flowers are in a spike like head. These are green.

Edible Uses

The roots are eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The roots are eaten as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on grassy slopes.

Where It Grows

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,

Synonyms

Kyllinga capensis Steud.Mariscus capensis (Steud.) Schrad.and others

References (2)

Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 51
Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179