Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
Common Name : Pale galingale
Family : Cyperaceae

HABIT |
TUFTED PERENNIAL, WITH VERY SHORT RHIZOME. |
STEMS |
CULMS TRIGONOUS, SMOOTH, 25–90 CM HIGH, 2–4 MM DIAMETER. |
LEAVES |
SLIGHTLY SEPTATE-NODULOSE, AS LONG AS CULMS OR SHORTER, 4–8 MM WIDE. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE SIMPLE TO DECOMPOUND WITH UP TO 12 PRIMARY BRANCHES TO 12 CM LONG; DIGITATE CLUSTERS 10–50 MM DIAMETER. |
FRUITS |
NUT TRIQUETROUS, OBOVOID, ABOUT HALF AS LONG AS GLUME, 1–1.4 MM LONG, 0.5 MM DIAMETER, DARK BROWN TO GREYISH. |