Cyperaceae
Cyperus albescens
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 华湖瓜草, 華湖瓜草, 银穗湖瓜草, 野葱草
- Japanese
- オオヒンジガヤツリ
Synonyms
- Cyperus lipocarpha T.Koyama
- Cyperus submaculatus T.Koyama
- Hypaelyptum argenteum Vahl
- Hypaelyptum senegalense (Lam.) K.Schum.
- Hypolytrum albidum Willd. ex Kunth
- Hypolytrum argenteum Kunth
- Hypolytrum laevigatum (Roxb.) Spreng.
- Kyllinga albescens Steud.
- Lipocarpha argentea (Kunth) R.Br.
- Lipocarpha bawangensis R.H.Miau
- Lipocarpha chinensis (Osbeck) J.Kern
- Lipocarpha debilis Ridl.
- Lipocarpha laevigata (Roxb.) Nees
- Lipocarpha senegalensis (Lam.) T.Durand & H.Durand
- Rikliella chinensis (Osbeck) M.R.Almeida
- Scirpus chinensis Osbeck
- Scirpus senegalensis Lam.
- Tunga laevigata Roxb.
Photos
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lisa Hester, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.