Question: The plant in the photograph almost certainly is not found in New England. It appeared in my Zingiber officinale planter, …
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The plant in the photograph almost certainly is not found in New England. It appeared in my Zingiber officinale planter, here in Panama City, Rep. Panama. Nevertheless, I am hoping that someone might be able to assign it to a genus. Thanks for any guesses you can make. Annette Aiello, aielloA@si.edu
Answer
Dear AnnetteAiello, good morning. I can see certain features about this plant that suggest it is a member of the Cyperaceae (sedge family). It has resemblance to our species of Cyperus (flatsedge), but I can't be confident about that because you will have genera that are not found here. I'm hoping this will be a place you start your study from. Best wishes.
