Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Cyperaceae-Cyperus difformis from Morni and Kashmir-GS38

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Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 3, 2013, 11:10:14 PM4/3/13
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Cyperus difformis L., Cent. pl. II:6. 1756 (Amoen. acad. 4:302. 1759)

A tufted annual with numerous fibrous roots; stems trigonous; leaves shorter than stem, smooth; spikes small, up to 5 mm long, dark brown, with scarious margins, forming sessile as well as stalked globose heads. Photographed on April 10 from wet ground around Tikkar tal lake, Morni, Haryana. Also photographed from Kashmir.

Common names: dirty-Dora, rice sedge, small-flower umbrella-plant, variable flat sedge 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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