What is Cyperus papyrus?
{{Italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = Papyrus Sedge | image = Cyperus papyrus6.jpg | image_width = 200px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Poales]] | familia = [[Cyperaceae]] | genus = ''[[Cyperus]]'' | species = '''''C. papyrus''''' | binomial = ''Cyperus papyrus'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L]]. }} '''''Cyperus papyrus''''' (also known as '''Papyrus sedge''', '''Bulrush''' or '''Paper reed''') is a [[plant]]. It is a [[sedge]]. They grow {{convert|2|to|3|m}} tall. The plant is [[perennial]] (grows every year) and originally comes from [[Africa]]. It was used to make a fabric much like [[paper]]. This was called [[papyrus]], and served much the same purpose that paper does today. Its roots were also used as fuels. Also makes rope and sandals too. It is almost extinct along the shores of the river [[Nile]] where it was originally cultivated. [[Category:Poales]] {{Biology-stub}}