Star Sedge
Cyperus dubius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Star Sedge
Identify Star Sedge by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Star-shaped spikelet cluster.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm flower colour: Golden-brown.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Star Sedge.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus dubius
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, wastelands and roadsides
- Native to
- Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Australia, India, Sri lanka, China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“It has many linear leaves, 1–5 mm wide, which are scabrid on the margins and veins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Star Sedge itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family.
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 Star Sedge itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സൈപ്രസ് ഡൂബിയസ്
About Star Sedge
Star Sedge (Cyperus dubius) belongs to the Cyperaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and 7 other states. It grows in deciduous forests, wastelands and roadsides. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Star Sedge belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
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