Cyperus iria

Rice flatsedge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Cyperus
Species: C. iria
Binomial name
Cyperus iria

Cyperus iria (also known as rice flat sedge and rice flatsedge) is a smooth, tufted sedge found worldwide. The roots are yellowish-red and fibrous.[2][3] The plant often grows in rice paddies, where it is considered to be a weed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cyperus iria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ International Rice Research Institute (1983). "Field problems of tropical rice", revised, p. 121. Int. Rice Res. Inst. ISBN 971-10-4080-8, ISBN 978-971-10-4080-2
  3. ↑ Marita Ignacio Galinato, Keith Moody, Colin M. Piggin (1999). "Upland rice weeds of south and southeast Asia", p. 39, Int. Rice Res. Inst. ISBN 971-22-0130-9, ISBN 978-971-22-0130-1
  4. ↑ Cyperus iria L. - CYPERACEAE - Monocotyledon


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