Scleria biflora

Roxb.

Eelat

Cyperaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Plant

The young plants are eaten with rice either raw or steamed.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. They grow in rice fields and in swampy soils. It suits moist shady places. It can grow from sea level to 2,040 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A grassy looking annual sedge. The stems are triangle shaped in cross section. It grows 30-60 cm high. The leaves are on the stems. There is a 3 angled tube shaped sheath. The leaves are 3-5 mm wide. The flowering shoots have 2 or 3 branches with many spikelets.