Cyperaceae
Toothed flatsedge
Cyperus dentatus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Toothed flatsedge, Dentate umbrella sedge
- French
- Souchet denté
Synonyms
- Cyperus dentatus f. ctenostachys (Fernald) Fernald
- Cyperus dentatus f. dentatus
- Cyperus dentatus var. ctenostachys Fernald
- Cyperus micranthus Schult.
- Cyperus parviflorus Muhl.
- Cyperus watsonianus Boeckeler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: @er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: @doug_mcgrady, CC BY 4.0, 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.