Cyperus macrostachyos
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Description
A tufted sedge. It has short underground runners or rhizomes and can grow from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.5 m high. The flowers are green and brown.
Edible Uses
The stems are peeled and cooked.
Traditional Uses
The stems are peeled and cooked.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It can grow on sand, clay, mud and in swamps and near creeks.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are 550 Cyperus species.
Synonyms
Cyperus albomarginatus Mattei & Schrader ex NeesPycreus albomarginatus Nees
References (4)
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 45
- Smith, Nicholas et al. 1993, Ngarinyman Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from the Victoria River Area Northern Australia. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 16. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. p 18
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 1054
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
