Cyperaceae
Diffused flatsedge
Cyperus diffusus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 多脈莎草, 多脉莎草, 绿穗莎
- English
- Diffused flatsedge, Dwarf umbrella grass
Synonyms
- Carex diffusus Vahl
- Cyperus holophyllus var. celebica Miq.
- Eucyperus diffusus (Vahl) Rikli
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Dumat, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant for sale, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant for sale, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Diffused flatsedge: 花葉多脈莎草 Cyperus diffusus 'Variegata' [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/%E8%8A%B1%E8%91%89%E5%A4%9A%E8%84%88%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_diffusus_%27Variegata%27_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289219893759%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%8A%B1%E8%91%89%E5%A4%9A%E8%84%88%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_diffusus_%27Variegata%27_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289219893759%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Diffused flatsedge: 多脈莎草 Cyperus diffusus [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/%E5%A4%9A%E8%84%88%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_diffusus_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289222651922%29.jpg/1280px-%E5%A4%9A%E8%84%88%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_diffusus_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289222651922%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.