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Papyrus

Genus: Cyperus.

Species: Cyperus papyrus.

a Dwarf papyrus, directly related to the Egyptian giant papyrus.
Needs extreme amounts of water.
other than that and occasionally trimming dead stalks, its low maintenance.
easiest kept in a pond or bucket (though it needs to be taken out and dead tissue removed once in a while...).

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