Habitats in the Western Desert Electronic Herbarium From our Expeditions

Cyperus laevigatus

Family	Cyperaceae
Synonyms	C. mucronatus, C. lateralis, Juncellus laevigatus, Chlorocyperus laevigatus, Acorellus distachyos, A. laevigatus
Local name	Borbeit
Habitat in Egypt	moist alluvial and sandy soils, canal banks, near wells and springs, shallow brackish water, edges of salt marshes
Distribution	Macaronesia, Mediterranean region, Sinai, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Polynesia, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, southern North America, Central and South America