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Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

Description:

A grass-like plant in the very large genus Cyperus of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Madagascar, but is frequently cultivated worldwide.

1 Species ID Suggestions

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago
Umbrella Plant
Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius


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5 Comments

IanMichaelIleto
IanMichaelIleto 12 years ago

Thank you dan and ceherzog for the ID.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks ceherzog! I guess I knew the scientific name all along! Hahaha!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

We call this Cypress but I'm having trouble finding the correct scientific name.

IanMichaelIleto
IanMichaelIleto 12 years ago

thank you Cindy ^_^

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Nice leaf pic!

IanMichaelIleto
Spotted by
IanMichaelIleto

Cavite, Philippines

Spotted on Jul 21, 2011
Submitted on Jul 28, 2011

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