Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S. G. Smith
(Syn: Scripus glaucus Lam.)
English name: Tuberous bulrushes.
Local name: Cheho.
Description:
A perennial erect semiaquatic herb of about 20-30 cm in height, rhizomes creeping
or with stolons ending with tubers, inflorescence mostly branched multiple spikes,
dark brown to pale yellow in color.
Flowering Period:
(February-) September (-October).
Habitat:
Semiaquatic, found mostly near fresh to brackish water
bodies.
Uses:
Use as fodder for livestock.
Distribution:
Senegal and SouthAfrica to Pakistan.
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