Cyperus macrostachyos

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Stems

The stems are peeled and cooked.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It can grow on sand, clay, mud and in swamps and near creeks.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A tufted sedge. It has short underground runners or rhizomes and can grow from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.5 m high. The flowers are green and brown.

Notes

There are 550 Cyperus species.

Names & Synonyms

Cyperus albomarginatus Mattei & Schrader ex NeesPycreus albomarginatus Nees

References (4)

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 45
Smith, Nicholas et al. 1993, Ngarinyman Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from the Victoria River Area Northern Australia. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 16. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. p 18
Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 1054
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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