Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Cyperus

Species: textilis

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001194

Common name: Mat sedge

English name: Flat sedge, Basket grass

Native: South Africa

Country: South Africa

stems grow 1-3 m tall tuft of 10-25 long, flat, leaf-like bracts that radiate out like the spokes of an umbrella from their tips stems long, rounded flower greenish in spikes appear above the leaf-like bracts

Aquatic ornamental grasses. mats, rolled twine and other woven articles. used worldwide to clean polluted water and factory effluents .The plants take up the excess nitrogen and phosphates from treated sewage, and have also proved effective in removing heavy metals and phenolic compounds from waste water.

Texture: Clay Heavy clay Lime rich soils Loam Moist Sandy loam

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Topography: Coastal area

Salinity: Intermediated

Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant

Climates: Hot climates

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Status: Common

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Aquatic

Sample Type: Wild

Collecting Sources: Aquatic habitat

Plant Uses: Beds & borders Charcoal Coastal gardens Hedge

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral