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Chufa is native to the tropics and subtropics. The tubers of the plant are edible. Chufa is the common name of cyperus esculentus.

Chufa

Chufa is native to the tropics and subtropics. The tubers of the plant are edible. Chufa is the common…

An illustration of the partial inflorescence of a cyperus plant, spikelet of the same (left), and the flower (right). Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions. They are annual or perennial plants, mostly aquatic and growing in still or slow-moving water up to 0.5 m deep. The species vary greatly in size, with small species only 5 cm tall, while others can reach 5 m in height. Common names include papyrus sedges, flatsedges, nutsedges, umbrella-sedges and "galingales"

Cyperus

An illustration of the partial inflorescence of a cyperus plant, spikelet of the same (left), and the…

Cyperus. 1, spikelet; 2, flower.

Cyperus

Cyperus. 1, spikelet; 2, flower.

Umbrella plant is the common name of cyperus alternifolius. The plant grows one to four feet tall. The plant is native to Madagascar.

Umbrella Plant

Umbrella plant is the common name of cyperus alternifolius. The plant grows one to four feet tall. The…