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Cyperus rotundus (nutgrass)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Cyperus rotundus var. comosus

Invasive Species

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Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Scent [1]  The root, when dried, is very aromatic with a smell resembling that of sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
Structure [2]  Grass
Usage [1]  The leaves are used in basketry and for weaving hats, matting etc; The aromatic root is used for perfumery in India; When dried and ground into a fine powder it is used like talcum powder;
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Width [1]  39 inches (1 m)
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Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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♦ 6del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 7Lepus callotis, Troy L. Best and Travis Hill Henry, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 442, pp. 1-6 (1993)
♦ 8Sighting frequency and food habits of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, in northern Tanzania, J. Kabigumila, Afr. J. Ecol., 39, 276-285 (2001)
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0