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The spikelets of the plant are distinctive, with a cluster of flat, oval seeds surrounded by four hanging, leaf-like bracts positioned 90 degrees from each other. They are 5 to 30 mm (1 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) long and linear to narrowly elliptic with pointed tips and 8 to 35 florets. The color varies from straw-colored to gold-brown.
Cyperus albostriatus (dwarf umbrella sedge), formerly called C. diffusus) [14] Cyperus haspan [15] Cyperus longus [14] [16] Cyperus papyrus (papyrus) [14] Some Cyperus species are used in folk medicine. Roots of Near East species were a component of kyphi, a medical incense of Ancient Egypt. Tubers of C. rotundus (purple nut-sedge) tubers are ...
Diploschizia impigritella, the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America, [1] from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas and North Dakota. It has also been recorded from California.
What they look like: Also known as berry bugs or harvest mites, chiggers are those tiny, red mites that are almost invisible to the naked eye. Their bites take the form of flat, red patches or ...
The Cyperaceae (/ ˌ s aɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genera [3] [4] – the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex), [5] [6] with over 2,000 species.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.35 to 1 metre (1.1 to 3.3 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between July and March producing brown flowers. [ 1 ] It normally has a short thick rhizome with smooth, trigonous and terete culms .
Cyperus tenellus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae commonly known as the tiny flatsedge. [1] According to Plants of the World Online, C. tenellus is a synonym of Cyperus fugax, a species native to the Americas. [2] The annual herb or grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.02 to 0.12 metres (0.07 to 0.39 ft) and has a tufted habit.
Cyperus gracilis, commonly known as slender flat sedge and slimjim flatsedge, is a species of sedge native to Australia. The species epithet gracilis refers to the graceful form of the leaves. The plant grows 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in) in height, with a delicate arching form. [ 2 ]