About Rice Flat Sedge
Cyperus iria (also known as rice flat sedge and rice flatsedge) is a smooth, tufted sedge found worldwide. The roots are yellowish-red and fibrous. The plant often grows in rice paddies, where it is considered to be a weed.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus iria
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous forests, marshy areas and paddy fields
- Native to
- Africa, Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मोथ Moth
- Nepali
- मोथे Mothe, छाता मोथे Chhaataa Mothe, छतरे मोथे Chatare Mothe
- Kannada
- ಜೇಕು Jeku, ಜೇಕು ಕಸ Jeku Kasa, ಜೇಕಿನ ಹುಲ್ಲು Jekin Hullu
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Rice Flat Sedge belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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