Cyperus aucheri
Jaub. & Spach
Cyperaceae
Cyperus conglomeratus aucheri (Jaub. & Spach) C.B.Clarke
Common Name:
General Information
Cyperus aucheri is a clump-forming, grass-like perennial plant with a short, rhizomatous rootstock; it grows around 15 - 35cm tall[
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
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- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
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- Year
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- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- Description
- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
Range
Africa - Algeria, Niger, Sudan; Southwest Asia - Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Habitat
Growing on stabilized dunes along desert margins and in wadis, in silty and stony sand in deserts and semideserts[
287- Title
- Flora of Pakistan
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.efloras.org
- Publisher
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- Year
-
- ISBN
-
- Description
- As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
]
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.25 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The culms (probably referring to the base of young culms[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]) are edible with a sweet flavour[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
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- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The fibrous culms are used for making ropes[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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