Cyperus difformis SEEDS

Cyperus difformis seeds grow into the variable flatsedge or small-flowered umbrella sedge an annual or perennial sedge native to the subtropical to wet tropical biome across the Tropics and Subtropics, from Africa through Asia to Australia and the Americas, a ubiquitous sedge of rice paddies and wet agricultural soils. Described by Linnaeus (1756). The epithet difformis means ‘variable in form’ or ‘irregular in shape’, referring to the variable morphology of this species across its wide range. One of the most widespread rice paddy weeds in the world, present in virtually every rice-producing country. Family Cyperaceae.

Full sun; moist to wet soils, rice paddy conditions; warm subtropical to tropical conditions. Pantropical agricultural sedge.

• ‘Difformis’ = variable in form; Linnaeus (1756); ubiquitous rice paddy weed worldwide
• One of the most widespread rice paddy weeds; present in virtually all rice-producing countries
• Tropics & Subtropics wet tropical biome; pantropical annual/perennial
• Genus Cyperus ~950 species; Family Cyperaceae
• Full sun; moist wet soils; warm tropical; rice paddy conditions; Family Cyperaceae

Cyperus difformis is the variable flatsedge one of the most widespread rice paddy sedges in the world, its variable morphology across its pantropical range matching an equally variable ecological presence in virtually every rice-producing country on Earth from West Africa to East Asia and the Americas.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.