Cyperaceae
Giant flatsedge
Cyperus giganteus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Czech
- Šáchor obrovský
- English
- Giant flatsedge
- mzn
- پیریپیری
- Portuguese
- Piripiri
- Quechua
- Piri-piri, Piripiri
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus giganteus (Vahl) Palla
- Cyperus berteroi Kunth
- Cyperus conspicuus Steud.
- Cyperus densiflorus Rchb. ex Kunth
- Cyperus elatus Griseb.
- Cyperus princeps Kunth
- Papyrus comosa Willd.
- Papyrus elegans Schrad. ex Nees
- Papyrus giganteus (Vahl) Schrad. ex Nees
- Papyrus odoratus Willd. ex Nees
- Papyrus spectabilis Schrad. ex Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
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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.