Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Cyperaceae
Cyperus difformis L.
English name: Rice sedge, one armed sedge, Small flower-umbrella sedge.
Local name: Mono gaah, Kal.
Description:
An annual, 25-60 cm Roots reddish brown, partial inflorescences 7-15 mm.
diameter, with 5-20 flowers.
Flowering Period:
July to August.
Habitat:
Hydrophytic. It is commonly found in rice fields, ditches,
irrigation channels, grassy swamps.
Uses:
Grazed by livestock.
Distribution:
Pakistan; Kashmir; Iran, Afghanistan; Russia, Turkey, Iraq,
Syria, Palestine, Cyprus, NorthAfrica.