Cyperus castaneus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to parts of northern Australia,[1] southern Africa, India and south east Asia.[2]
The annual or perennial sedge typically grows to a height of 1 to 50 centimetres (0.4 to 19.7 in). The plant blooms between February and July producing yellow-brown flowers.[1]
In Western Australia it is found around clay pans and other damp areas in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions.[1] It is also found in Queensland and the Northern Territory. In Africa it is found in Namibia and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, in Asia its range extends from India in the west through to China in the east and down to Indonesia and Borneo in the south.[2]
There are two known varieties of the species:
Cyperus castaneus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to parts of northern Australia, southern Africa, India and south east Asia.
The annual or perennial sedge typically grows to a height of 1 to 50 centimetres (0.4 to 19.7 in). The plant blooms between February and July producing yellow-brown flowers.
In Western Australia it is found around clay pans and other damp areas in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions. It is also found in Queensland and the Northern Territory. In Africa it is found in Namibia and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, in Asia its range extends from India in the west through to China in the east and down to Indonesia and Borneo in the south.
There are two known varieties of the species:
Cyperus castaneus var. brevimucronatus Kük. Cyperus castaneus Willd. var. castaneus
