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Cyperus rotundus L.

Synonyms

Chlorocyperus rotundus, Chlorocyperus salaamensis, Cyperus agrestis, Cyperus arabicus, Cyperus badius, Cyperus bicolor, Cyperus bifax, Cyperus bulbosostoloniferus, Cyperus comosus, Cyperus disruptus, Cyperus elongatus, Cyperus herbicavus, Cyperus hexastachyos, Cyperus hildra, Cyperus hydra, Cyperus inconspicuus, Cyperus laevissimus, Cyperus leptostachyus, Cyperus longus, Cyperus merkeri, Cyperus micreilema, Cyperus nubicus, Cyperus ochreoides, Cyperus officinalis, Cyperus oliganthus, Cyperus olivaris, Cyperus pallescens, Cyperus patulus, Cyperus platystachys, Cyperus procerulus, Cyperus proteinolepis, Cyperus pseudovariegatus, Cyperus purpureovariegatus, Cyperus radicosus, Cyperus retzii, Cyperus rubicundus, Cyperus rudioi, Cyperus stoloniferus, Cyperus taylorii, Cyperus tenuifolius, Cyperus tetrastachyos, Cyperus tuberosus, Cyperus viridis, Cyperus weinlandii, Cyperus yoshinagae, Pycreus rotundus, Schoenus tuberosus

Common names

Coco-grass, Java grass, Khmer kravanh chruk, nut grass, purple nut sedge, red nut sedge, Saed

Extract from Wikipedia article

Cyperus rotundus (coco-grass, Java grass, nut grass, purple nut sedge, red nut sedge, Khmer kravanh chruk) is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe (north to France and Austria), and southern Asia. The word cyperus derives from the Greek κύπερος, kyperos, and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round". The earliest attested form of the word cyperus is the Mycenaean Greek , ku-pa-ro, written in Linear B syllabic script.[+]

Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)(?) near Ezdan Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 29, 2014
LinkPurple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)(?) near Ezdan Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 29, 2014
Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) at entrance of Film City in Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
LinkPurple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) at entrance of Film City in Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Qatar
Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) taken from Onanza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 5, 2015
LinkPurple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) taken from Onanza area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 5, 2015
Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) grown on a lawn in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
LinkPurple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) grown on a lawn in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) from Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 30, 2016
LinkPurple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) from Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 30, 2016

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QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.