Cyperus papyrus Images

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Large extent of the plant growing along the Nile
Photograph by: Marchal
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Cultivated plant in Parc floral de Paris
Photograph by: Liné1
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Cut stem, showing pith
Photograph by: INSAR
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Cultivated plants at La Fontana Aretusa, Italy
Photograph by: Stacy Spensley
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Stems and flowering heads
Photograph by: Nadiah Manjato

Close-up of the flowering heads
Photograph by: Nadiah Manjato

The tiny seeds
Photograph by: Maja Dumat

Rhizome
Photograph by: Maja Dumat

The Funerary Papyrus of Khonsumes, photographed at The Louvre, Paris
Photograph by: Jan

Egyptian Children's sandals made of papyrus stalks 18th dynasty
Photograph by: Mary Harrsch

Papyrus Factory Store, explaining how papyrus is made from the cane and how to distinguish a good papyrus from a fake.
Photograph by: Aleksey Gureev

Boat made from papyrus
Photograph by: Richard Mortel

Papyrus boats can take heavy loads
Photograph by: Will De Freitas