Cyperaceae
Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- سعد طويل مسطح الأوراق
- arz
- سعد طويل مسطح الاوراق
- Chinese
- 头穗莎草, 頭穗莎草, 密穗莎草
- Czech
- Šáchor miličkový
- Dutch
- Bleek cypergras
- English
- Tall flatsedge
- Finnish
- Röllisädekaisla
- French
- Souchet vigoureux
- German
- Frischgrünes Zypergras, Frischgrünes Zyperngras
- hsb
- Zeleny cachor
- Japanese
- メリケンガヤツリ
- Swedish
- Blekag
- Welsh
- Ysnoden-Fair welw
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus eragrostis (Lam.) Rikli
- Cyperus declinatus Moench
- Cyperus declinatus var. limbatus Druce
- Cyperus eragrostis f. latifrons Kük.
- Cyperus eragrostis f. rubromarginatus Kük.
- Cyperus eragrostis f. tener Kük.
- Cyperus eragrostis var. compactus (Desv.) Kük.
- Cyperus eragrostis var. eragrostis
- Cyperus eragrostis var. spectabilis Makino
- Cyperus gracilis Buchanan
- Cyperus lutescens Phil.
- Cyperus luzulae Hochst. ex Steud.
- Cyperus monandrus Roth
- Cyperus ochrocephalus Steud.
- Cyperus prionotropis Steud.
- Cyperus serrulatus S.Watson
- Cyperus vegetus Willd.
- Cyperus vegetus var. compactus Desv.
- Cyperus vegetus var. limbata C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus vegetus var. obtusangulus Kuntze
- Cyperus vegetus var. triangularis Boeckeler
- Cyperus vegetus var. trigonus Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jose Castro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: common_snowball, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isabelle Pordoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rodrigo Pereira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Terra Occ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.