Is there such a plant as a papyrus? and Kaibab agave on Tonto Platform

Is there such a plant as a papyrus?

This is a plant that grows in water and the top drops off to start a new plant.I have heard said they were what Egyptians used to make paper from.


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Answer by Cat
Yes, there is.

Cyperus papyrus - it's a sedge. And tropical. Where I live, it's grown as an annual, because it doesn't survive a freeze.

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Kaibab agave on Tonto Platform


Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis

The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of four meters. It is generally yellow or yellow-green with bulbous yellow flowers.
Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_utahensis


We did a brief walk out of Indian Garden, Grand Canyon National Park to Plateau Point

The Tonto Group makes up the Tonto Platform seen above and following the Colorado River; the Tapeats Sandstone and Muav Limestone form the platform's cliffs and the Bright Angel Shale forms its slopes

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