About Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud.
Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Americas, the Caribbean Islands, and Africa, and is commonly known as Cuban bulrush. This species was formally named in 1854 by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, a German physician and amateur botanist. It reaches a mature height between 0.30 and 0.91 meters (1 to 3 feet). Its stems are sharply triangular, smooth, and leaves grow from the base of the plant. The leaves are narrow and ribbon-shaped, measuring 6.4 mm (0.25 in) wide and between 0.91 and 1.22 m (3 to 4 ft) long. They are often longer than the stem that bears them. Its inflorescence forms at the apex of the stem. Each stem ends in a dense, spherical head around 19 mm (0.75 in) in diameter. This head holds numerous reddish-brown spikelets arranged in a spiral, overlapping pattern. The fruit it produces is an olive-colored nutlet that is approximately 20 mm (0.8 in) long.
