''Cyperus usitatus'' 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 eastern and southern

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, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa.

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usitatus Plants described in 1824 Flora of Angola Flora of Botswana Flora of South Africa Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Namibia Flora of Tanzania Flora of Uganda Flora of Zambia Taxa named by William John Burchell {{Cyperus-stub

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