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Cyperaceae

Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus brevifolius: Introduced warm-season perennial slender grass-like sedge, mostly 5-20 cm tall and with long rhizomes. Leaves are bright green, shiny, hairless and grasslike. F
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
短叶水蜈蚣, 短葉水蜈蚣
Malayalam
സൈപ്പറസ് ബ്രെവിഫോളിയസ്
Sundanese
Jukut pendul

Synonyms

  • Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.

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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.