Cyperaceae FAMILY

Cyperus elegans

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus elegans is a grass-like, perennial plant growing from a shortly rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a clump of culms around 15 - 80cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It has potential for use in phytoremediation projects for removing hydrocarbons from moist and wet soils.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropics and subtropics of the Americas from Bolivia and Peru, north through C. America and the Caribbean to Mexico and the southern USA

HabitatDitches, damp pastures, pond shores, riverbanks, coastal dunes; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1945 Title Flora de Veracruz; Cyperaceae, Fascículo 157 Publication Author Pérez N.D. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 0187-425X Description ].