Cyperus hortensis

Family: Cyperaceae

What it is like

A sedge.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Amazon, Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Colombia, Congo DR, Congo R, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Tinidad-Togabo, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root ?, bulb ?

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cyperus densicaespitosus; Kyllinga pumila Michx.; and several others