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Cyperus iria L.

Cyperus iria L.

Cyperus iria
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 301. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. · Public domain

Cyperus iria L.. Cyperus iria 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.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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