Cyperus digitatus ?; Date/Time- 01st Sept 2010 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Bandhavgarh Ntl Park Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Grass Height/Length- three foot Apart from ID if can someone on the group tell us about the palatability of this grass?? It has grown so tall and seeding shows that animals don't like to feed on this?? I am sure that the same Grass must be growing in Satpura, so how is the situation there? This is a sedge, not a grass. Cyperus sp. may be (Cyperaceae) Cyperus indeed not sure of the species your plant looks like Cyperus esculentus locally called Nagar Motha It generally grows in riparian areas especially in river beds, Bulls eye target ... Feedback from another thread: I may be very wrong. but this one looks similar to the ones labelled as C. digitatus Roxb. at - http://89sky.net/vbb/showthread.php?p=37010. I am attaching two photos, recorded on 15/8/13 in a low land, a tall cyperus what i think as C. digitatus R. There is a special note in Flora Indica, about "6 ft." tall and a variety in Flora of British India. I would like to add that the culm of cyperus very obtusely three sided, almost rounded. |
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