About Old Gold flat Sedge
Cyperus cyperinus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Asia and Oceania. It is commonly known as the umbrella sedge. It is characterized by its distinctive umbrella-like inflorescence and is often found in wetland habitats.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus cyperinus
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Old Gold flat Sedge belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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