Cyperaceae

Cyperus capitatus Vand.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Cyperus capitatus (Cyperus capitatus) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: سعد رؤيسي
arz: سعد رؤيسى
Bulgarian: Островърха галилея
Czech: Šáchor hlavatý
German: Dünen-Zypergras
Greek: Κύπειρος ο κεφαλωτός

Synonyms

Chlorocyperus aegyptiacus (Gloxin) Rikli
Cyperus aegyptiacus Gloxin
Cyperus kalli (Forssk.) Murb.
Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees ex Boiss.
Cyperus maritimus (Lam.) P.Silva
Cyperus mucronatus (L.) Mabille
Cyperus schoenoides Griseb.
Galilea mucronata (L.) Parl.
Mariscus mucronatus C.Presl
Mariscus mucronatus (L.) Gaertn.
Schoenus maritimus Lam.
Schoenus mucronatus L.
Schoenus pallescens Gand.
Scirpus kalli Forssk.

Flowers

In flower: March to June, October (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: milan kořínek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yelena_antipova, 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.