油莎草属于莎草科莎草属,多年生草本,茎三稜,叶细长,线状,花序顶生,花两性,不具花被,在新疆当年生不开花,地下块茎椭圆形,内含淀粉及脂肪.据中国科学院植物研究所北京植物园资料介绍,油莎草块茎的经济价值很高,在食品工业中可代替扁桃,其淀粉 Oleaceae belonging to the genus Cyperus genus, perennial herb, stems triangular, leaf slender, linear, inflorescence terminal, flowers bisexual, not perianth, not flowering in Xinjiang then year, underground tubers oval, containing Starch and fat.According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Botany Beijing Botanical Garden introduction, the high economic value of oilseed tubers tuber, in the food industry can replace almond, its starch