''Cyperus niveus'' is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

that is native to parts of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

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niveus Plants described in 1788 Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Benin Flora of Botswana Flora of Burkina Faso Flora of South Africa Flora of Burundi Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Central African Republic Flora of China Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of Djibouti Flora of Eritrea Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Gabon Flora of Ghana Flora of Guinea Flora of India Flora of Iran Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of Kenya Flora of Madagascar Flora of Malawi Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Flora of Myanmar Flora of Namibia Flora of Nepal Flora of Nigeria Flora of Oman Flora of Pakistan Flora of Rwanda Flora of Saudi Arabia Flora of Senegal Flora of Somalia Flora of Sudan Flora of Tanzania Flora of Thailand Flora of Tibet Flora of Togo Flora of Uganda Flora of Vietnam Flora of Yemen Flora of Zambia Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius {{Cyperus-stub

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