Cyperaceae

Slimjim flatsedge

Cyperus gracilis R.Br.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Slimjim flatsedge: Cyperus gracilis Eastwood, NSW, Australia — Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: سعد مرهف
arz: سعد مرهف
English: Slimjim flatsedge

Synonyms

Cyperus gracilis f. gracilis
Cyperus gracilis f. viviparus Domin
Cyperus gracilis var. gracilis
Eucyperus gracilis (R.Br.) Rikli

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, 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
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
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.