Cyperaceae
Old World flatsedge
Cyperus cyperinus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 莎状砖子苗, 莎狀磚子苗, 孟加拉磚子苗, 莎草磚子苗
- English
- Old World flatsedge
Synonyms
- Carex myosuroides (Gaertn.) J.F.Gmel.
- Carex opetiola Raeusch.
- Cyperus andersonianus Boeckeler
- Cyperus cylindrostachys Boeckeler
- Cyperus cylindrostachyus Boeckeler
- Cyperus cyperinus f. curvata Valck.Sur.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Wad.Khan
- Cyperus cyperinus var. bengalensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. maximus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. pictus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides subsp. cyperinus (Retz.) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides var. andersonianus (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus graeffei Boeckeler
- Cyperus ischnostachys Steud.
- Cyperus nanilensis Boeckeler
- Cyperus samoensis Boeckeler
- Cyperus umbellatus f. cyperinus (Retz.) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbellatus var. cylindrostachys C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbellatus var. laxatus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus venustus G.Forst.
- Kyllinga bulbosa J.Koenig ex Vahl
- Kyllinga cyperina Retz.
- Kyllinga rigida Link
- Mariscus cyperinus (Retz.) Vahl
- Mariscus cyperinus subsp. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Mariscus cyperinus var. bengalensis C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cyperinus var. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Mariscus cyperinus var. maximus C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cyperinus var. pictus (Nees) Karthik.
- Mariscus paniceus Hook. & Arn.
- Mariscus philippensis C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus pictus Nees
- Mariscus sundaicus Miq.
- Mariscus tenuifolius Schrad. ex Nees
- Mariscus umbellatus var. cyperinus (Retz.) E.G.Camus
- Opetiola myosuroides Gaertn.
- Torulinium samoense (Boeckeler) Palla
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.