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Paragüitas. Umbrella papyrus

Cyperus alternifolius

Description:

Muestra tallos altos y delgados con las hojas en barras radiales similar a un paraguas abierto.

Habitat:

En estanque

Notes:

Huerto del Cura, Elche

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8 Comments

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Very Pretty!

Meik
Meik 12 years ago

I now added my scion as a spotting, too.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/660...

Meik that´s right. My grandma has one specimen, nearly 25 years old

Meik
Meik 12 years ago

Funny, a week ago I got a scion of this species from a friend. If you cut one of the stems and put it head down in water it will produce new roots and shoots in almost each of the leaf axilla. That's how it reproduces vegetatively. I will add a picture of it. Thanks for sharing!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

This is call presentation..Nice work..!!

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Thank you!

beautiful! my grandma uses to grow them in pots!, without much water.

LucBertrand
LucBertrand 12 years ago

Wow! it's super beautiful as the star and the circle flowers complement each other. I love your photo, was a good idea of the angle .

Isabela
Spotted by
Isabela

Elx/Elche, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Jun 22, 2011
Submitted on Jun 22, 2011

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