✿Cyperaceae · Cyperus
Mothe / Slender Cyperus
Cyperus distans
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus distans
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along banks of streams, also in wastelands
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Golden-brownrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mothe itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- मोथे Mothe
About Mothe
A member of the Cyperaceae family, Slender Cyperus (Cyperus distans) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and 6 other states. It grows in along banks of streams, also in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Mothe belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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