Cyperus hemisphaericus
Family: Cyperaceae
What it is like
A sedge. It is a herb that keeps growing from year to year.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally wet grasslands and savannahs. It can grow in arid places.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania
How it is used for food
The rhizome is eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable.
A famine food.
Edible parts
Rhizomes, root, bulb
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Mariscus hemisphaericus (Boeck.) C. B. Clarke;