Cyperus microiria Steud. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cyperus microiria Steud. (Cyperus microiria Steud.)
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Cyperus microiria Steud.

Cyperus microiria Steud.

Cyperus microiria, or Asian flatsedge, is an Asian sedge formally described by Steudel in 1854, ranging from the Himalayas to Japan.

Family
Genus
Cyperus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cyperus microiria Steud.

Cyperus microiria Steud., commonly called the Asian flatsedge, is a species of sedge native to Asia. Its distribution ranges from the Himalayas to Japan. This species was first formally described by botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1854.

Photo: (c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Cyperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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