Bara-Nagar-Motha / Nut Grass
Cyperus rotundus
Also known as Purple Flat Sedge
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus rotundus
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बड़ा नागर मोथा Bara-nagar-motha, कोरेही झाड़ Korehi-jhar, मोथा Motha
- Nepali
- मोथे Mothe, नगर मोथे Nagar Mothe, कसुर Kasur
- Bengali
- মুথা, একধরনের বহু বর্ষজীবী ঘাস জাতীয় উদ্ভিদ
- Tamil
- korai, korai kilangu, muthakasu
- Telugu
- bhadra-tunga-muste, bhadramuste, తుంగ గడ్డి
- Kannada
- abdahullu, ಕೊಡನಾರಿ Kodanaari, ಕೊನ್ನಾರಿ Konnaari
- Malayalam
- karimuttan, kora-kizanna, muttanna
- Marathi
- बारीक मोथा Barik motha, Bimbal, नागरमोथा
About Bara-Nagar-Motha
Nut grass (Cyperus rotundus) is a herb belonging to the Cyperaceae family (Sedge family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 3-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in plains. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Bara-Nagar-Motha belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
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