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Cyperus alternifolius

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Noun1.Cyperus alternifoliusCyperus alternifolius - African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
umbrella sedge, umbrella plant
sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Cyperus, genus Cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions


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Cyperus alternifolius (umbrella plant) offers small umbrellas of leaves (and also grows happily with less water on land).
NOW THE TREND IS LANDSCAPING WITH GRASSES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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