Cyperus iria

Cyperus iria (also known as rice flat sedge and rice flatsedge) is a smooth, tufted sedge found worldwide. The roots are yellowish-red and fibrous.^[2][3] The plant often grows in rice paddies, where it is considered to be a weed.^[4]

Rice flatsedge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. iria
Binomial name
Cyperus iria L. [1]

See also

• List of Cyperus species