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Cyperus laevigatus
Also called Smooth Flat Sedge, Boredrain Sedge, Smooth Nutgrass
Smooth flatsedge is a perennial sedge that grows up to 60 cm tall, often in clumps linked by a horizontal rhizome, and thrives in wet, brackish, or alkaline ground. It is best grown in constantly moist soil or shallow water.
Cyperus laevigatus is a species of sedge known by the common name smooth flatsedge.
Cyperus laevigatus is grows in wet areas, especially in brackish water, wet alkaline soils, mineral-rich hot springs, and other moist saline and alkaline habitat. It is widespread across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, India, Central Asia, Australia and various oceanic islands.
Tapertip flatsedge · Umbrella Sedge · Jointed flatsedge · Slender flatsedge · Mullumbimby Couch · Cyperus bulbosus · Variable flatsedge · Piedmont flatsedge · Globe flatsedge · Tall flatsedge · Yellow nutsedge · Haspan flatsedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus laevigatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
