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	Cyperus involucratus  ROTTB.

Fam.: Cyperaceae / Sedge Fam.

Genus:  Cyperus  L.

Authors:
	ROTTB.:		Christen Friis Rottboell (1727 - 1797), Danish physician and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Cyperus:		Greek plant name, cypeiros = from Cyprus
	involucratus:		surrounded by sepals

Fig. 1:  Cyperus involucratus / Umbrella Plant, Dwarf Papyrus Grass Cephalonia, Paralia Trapezaki 21.4.2024

Fig. 2:  Cyperus involucratus / Umbrella Plant, Dwarf Papyrus Grass Cephalonia, Paralia Trapezaki 21.4.2024

Fig. 3:  Cyperus involucratus / Umbrella Plant, Dwarf Papyrus Grass Cephalonia, Paralia Trapezaki 21.4.2024

Fig. 4:  Cyperus involucratus / Umbrella Plant, Dwarf Papyrus Grass La Gomera, Hermigua 4.8.2015 (Photo: Markus Schrade)

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