1. Common Name: Papyrus
Scientific Name: Cyperus Papyrus
Clade: Vascular Seed-producing Angiosperm Monocot
Date Collected: 4.21.2011
Location Collected: UC Berkeley Campus Botanical Garden
Habitat: Lives in subtropical or tropical locations in shallow waters. It can form swamps and marshes and lives in the wet areas of Africa
Nativity: Not native to California, found in parts of Africa such as Egypt
Special Notes: Famously used for papyrus paper, where the stem of the plant is used to make the paper. It is still used in industry to make products such as baskets, hats, and fish traps, and it is also used for decoration in many parts of the world, such as parts of Africa where it lives.
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