Cyperaceae

Cyperus alternifolius L.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperus alternifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Michael Tidwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: سعد مظلي
Armenian: Հովանոցային արմավենի
arz: سعد مظلى
Cantonese: 風車草
Chinese: 光杆轮伞莎草, 光桿輪傘莎草, 伞莎草, 旱伞草, 野生风车草
Dutch: Parapluplant
Hungarian: Vízipálma
Italian: Falso papiro
Japanese: シュロガヤツリ, シュロカヤツリ
Nepali: छातामोथे
Persian: نخل مرداب
Polish: Cibora zmienna, Cibora przemiennolistna, Papirusik
Thai: กกรังกา, กกลังกา
Turkish: Japon şemsiyesi

Synonyms

Cyperus frondosus Salisb.
Cyperus racemosus Wight
Eucyperus alternifolius (L.) Rikli

Flowers

In flower: November to April (from 226 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael Tidwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, 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.