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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. iria
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus iria | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Cyperus iria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ International Rice Research Institute (1983). "Field problems of tropical rice", revised, p. 121. Int. Rice Res. Inst. ISBN 971-10-4080-8, ISBN 978-971-10-4080-2
- ^ Marita Ignacio Galinato, Keith Moody, Colin M. Piggin (1999). "Upland rice weeds of south and southeast Asia", p. 39, Int. Rice Res. Inst. ISBN 971-22-0130-9, ISBN 978-971-22-0130-1
- ^ "Cyperus iria L. - CYPERACEAE - Monocotyledon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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