[Wikipedia] Native to Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia; Habitat: This plant is native to southern Europe, most of Africa and Asia, and Australia, and it is naturalized in other areas of the world, including large parts of the Americas.
Cyperus difformis is a plant of aquatic and moist habitats. It is a weed of rice fields, but not generally a troublesome one. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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