Cyperaceae
Inflatedscale flatsedge
Cyperus aggregatus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Inflatedscale flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus cayennensis var. umbellato-flavus (C.B.Clarke) Barros
- Cyperus flavus var. aggregatus (Willd.) Kük.
- Mariscus aggregatus Willd.
- Mariscus flavus var. umbellato-flava C.B.Clarke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Irenefedon, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Márcio Visnoveski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Letícia Gonçalves, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sekandari Evelyne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: flores sepulveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: accidentalshrike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andraus Eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.