Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius Information sources
Flowers of India – Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Cyperus
Photography Locations
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Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius  Distribution:
 Madgascar
 Heights: 5 m tall
 Annual/
Perennial
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Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius  Common name:
 Papyrus sedges
 Flatsedges

Nutsedges

Umbrella-sedges
and

Galingales
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Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
Sy-PEER-us or ka-PAY-rus from the ancient Greek name for
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sedge
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
It is a grass-like plant in the very large genus Cyperus of the
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sedge family
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
They are annual or perennial plants, mostly aquatic
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and growing in still or slow-moving water
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
The flowers are a brownish spadix produced in the
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center of the leaves.
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
Umbrella Palms have 24 to 72 inch high stems with
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thin blades arranged like an umbrella on the end
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
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The flowers are greenish, and wind pollinated
Flowers are produced in clusters among the apical
leaves
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Cyperus alternifolius
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
Bracts are symmetrically arranged around the stem
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in a disk, resembling the petals on a daisy.
Umbrella plant is an interesting and beautiful plant
which is easy to grow under wet or dry conditions
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Cyperus alternifolius
Umbrella Palms can be placed shallow or up to 2
feet under water.
Umbrella palm
Cyperus alternifolius
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