Accession Data

Cyperus papyrus

Common Name: Papyrus

Family: Cyperaceae

Country of Origin: North & Tropical Africa

Description: Papyrus, the ancient writing paper of Egypt, was made from thin strips of stem pith pressed together while still wet. The species is now used primarily as an aquatic ornamental due to near extinction of its native habitat.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 198500175

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1119

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Poales

Family: Cyperaceae

SubFamily: Cyperoideae

Tribe: Cypereae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 8 September 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 8 September 2015.
  3. Papyrus at Wikipedia. Accessed 8 September 2015.
  4. Cyperus papyrus at PlantzAfrica. Accessed 8 September 2015.

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