• Family : CYPERACEAE
  (SEDGE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Cyperaceae
• Species : Cyperus difformis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyperus difformis L.
• Common name : Smallflower Umbrella Sedge
• Vernacular name : Karisannajambi hullu (Kan.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : August-November
• Native : Southern Europe, India, Africa
• Comments : Occasional on hills to about 1000 m.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
• World Distribution : Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cyperus difformis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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