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Reed

Cyperus papayrus:

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

Dried up reeds?

Habitat:

local pond

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
HemaShah
Thanks Craig. Can always count on your expertise.
craigwilliams
Bit of a tough call on dried out stuff like this but I think Lars is right and Gerado is probably spot on. It certainly looks like dried up Papyrus - Cyperus papayrus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_papyrus If it's wild, it's invasive:http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8543
HemaShah
thanks for the feed back Lars!
LarsKorb
Yes, it looks like from the family of Sedges (Cyperaceae, which Reed is part of) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperaceae
HemaShah
Lol Antonio. I could use brooms like that though. Prefer these sometimes to the vacuum cleaner.
Gerardo Aizpuru
Nice photos! It look like some type of papyrus to me Emma
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2012

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