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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cyperus distans is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Bog Garden; Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Root
Edible Uses:
Tuber - raw or cooked. Eaten in sauces[177].
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Medicinal Uses
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Febrifuge
The juice of the root is used in the treatment of fevers[272].
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Other Uses
Weaving
The leaves are used for weaving hats, matting etc[178].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it is unlikely to succeed outdoors in any but the very mildest areas of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Prefers a moist sandy loam[95, 117].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow in the spring and keep the compost moist[164]. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 18°c[164]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle. Grow on for their first winter in a greenhouse and plant them out in late spring after the last expected frosts. Division in spring or autumn. This is more a matter of harvesting the tubers and replanting them. If this is done in the autumn, then it is best to store the tubers in a cool frost-free place overwinter and plant them out in the spring.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Florida, North Carolina), Mexico (Guerrero) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.), St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British) (Tortola), Honduras, Nicaragua, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos), Peru, Argentina (Jujuy) PACIFIC: Micronesia AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Queensland) AFRICA: St. Helena, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Benin, Côte D‘Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga), Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Cyperus aristatus | Bearded nutsedge | Perennial | 1.5 |
7-10
| | LM | N | MWe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyperus articulatus | Jointed flatsedge, Priprioca, Piripiri | Perennial | 1.8 |
10-12
| F | LMH | N | MWeWa | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Cyperus cephalotes | Bhada, Flat Sedges, Nut Sedges or Umbrella Sedge. | Perennial | 0.3 |
10-12
| F | LMH | N | WeWa | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cyperus esculentus | Tiger Nut, Yellow nutsedge, Nut Grass | Perennial | 0.9 |
8-10
| F | LMH | N | MWe | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Cyperus fendlerianus | Fendler's Flatsedge | Perennial | 1.5 |
-
| | LM | N | MWe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyperus giganteus | Piripiri, Mexican Papyrus | Perennial | 1.5 |
9-11
| F | LMH | N | WeWa | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Cyperus longus | Galingale | Perennial | 1.2 |
6-9
| F | LMH | N | MWeWa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cyperus papyrus | Papyrus. Papyrus sedge | Perennial | 5.0 |
9-12
| F | LMH | N | WeWa | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cyperus rotundus | Nut Grass | Perennial | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LM | N | MWe | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cyperus schweinitzii | Flatsedge, Schweinitz's flatsedge | Perennial | 0.8 |
0-0
| | LM | N | MWe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyperus setigerus | Lean flatsedge | Perennial | 1.0 |
0-0
| | LM | N | MWe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyperus tegetiformis | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | N | MWe | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyperus textilis | Flat sedge, Basket grass, | Perennial | 1.5 |
9-12
| F | LMH | FSN | MWeWa | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cyperus ustulatus | | Perennial | 1.2 |
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| | LM | N | MWe | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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