Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Cyperaceae

Genus:

Cyperus

Species:

Cyperus alatus subsp. alatus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Somalia, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, West-Central Tropical Africa: Equatorial Guinea