Cyperus longus L.
Sweet Cyperus · Dooiwortel, Waterbiesie (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Cyperus: the ancient Greek name for sedges; longus: "long".
“And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water”
— Isaiah 35:7 (KJV), The King James Version of the Bible (Project Gutenberg)
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
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Family
Cyperaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Widespread, also beyond South Africa; recorded in all nine provinces. Grows in deep standing water in seasonally flooded hollows in grassland and along rivers, from 15 to 1 800 m.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Cyperus longus L. (assessment 2017/09/18).