About Star Sedge
Cyperus dubius, the soft sedge, is one of around 700 species of Cyperus in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is found throughout in tropical Africa, South India, and Indo-China to Malesia. It grows in seasonally flooded areas and in pockets of soil among rocks. It is not confined to wetlands and is sometimes found as a weed in fields, near the sea on sandy beaches (Cook 1996) and also seen in open shady places.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സൈപ്രസ് ഡൂബിയസ്
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Star Sedge belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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