Bolboschoenus yagara | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Bolboschoenus |
Species: | B. yagara
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Binomial name | |
Bolboschoenus yagara (Ohwi) Y.C.Yang & M.Zhan
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Synonyms | |
Scirpus yagara Ohwi |
Bolboschoenus yagara is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a perennial clonal herb, 0.8 to 1.3 meters tall, and develops underground rhizomes that terminate in spherical or ellipsoid tubers that are up to 3-4 centimeters in diameter.[1] It is able to propagate asexually through the tubers, as well as sexually by seeds.[2]