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Cyperus

galingale

Other common names
wood rush
Synonyms
Mariscus
Botanical details
Family
Cyperaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Cyperus

Genus description

Cyperus can be annuals or evergreen, rhizomatous perennials, with linear, grass-like leaves and terminal clusters of small greenish flower-spikes with spreading leaf-like bracts beneath

Name status

Correct

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