Cyperaceae FAMILY
Scirpus affinis
Scirpus affinis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Scirpus affinis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope to the Himalayas of India and Pakistan.
HabitatWet and boggy more or less saline places[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. In shallow water; rivers and lake shores, irrigation channels, waste land pools, rice fields in Pakistan[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ].