Awned cyperus, Bearded flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus

Family: Cyperaceae

What it is like

An annual sedge.

Where it is found

It is a warm temperate to tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,500m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, South America, Uruguay, Afghanistan, Africa, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo DR, Cuba, Himalayas, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Tubers, roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Barba-de-bonde

Synonyms

Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla; and several others