Hi (I)PlantaeSpecies
Old World Flatsedge
Cyperus cyperinus
(Retz.) Valck.Sur.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Genus
Cyperus
Species
Cyperus cyperinus
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Graminoid
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Mariscus cyperinusElyna bellardiiKobresia bellardiiCarex myosuroidesElyna spicataKyllinga rigidaKyllinga bulbosaCyperus cylindrostachysTorulinium samoenseCyperus umbellatus var. laxatusCyperus cyperinus subsp. laxatusCyperus samoensisMariscus cyperinus subsp. laxatusMariscus sundaicusMariscus cyperinus var. pictusMariscus tenuifoliusCarex opetiolaKyllinga cyperinaCyperus andersonianusOpetiola myosuroidesCyperus cyperinus var. scabriculmisCyperus ischnostachysCyperus graeffeiMariscus pictusElyna filiformisCarex bellardiiElyna scirpinaCarex vulcanicolaScirpus bellardiiKobresia myosuroidesKobresia scirpinaKobresia filiformisElyna strictaElyna myosuroidesCarex scirpinaCarex hermaphrodita
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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