Cyperaceae
Asian flatsedge
Cyperus amuricus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 伞莎草, 阿穆尔莎草, 阿穆爾莎草
- English
- Asian flatsedge
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus amuricus (Maxim.) Palla ex Kük.
- Chlorocyperus franchetii Palla
- Cyperus amuricus f. nanus Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus f. perdebilis Kük.
- Cyperus amuricus var. japonicus Miq.
- Cyperus amuricus var. pterygorrachis (H.Lév.) Ohwi
- Cyperus amuricus var. subivioides Kük.
- Cyperus aristatus var. maingayi C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus japonicus Makino
- Cyperus krameri Franch. & Sav.
- Cyperus pterygorrachis H.Lév.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FruitPhoto: Yoshihiro Tokue, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.