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Cyperaceae

Hermaphrodite flatsedge

Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Hermaphrodite flatsedge: Cyperus hermaphroditus. Species of plant.
Photo: NaturaLista.co user: juan_carlos_caicedo_hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Hermaphrodite flatsedge

Synonyms

  • Carex hermaphrodita Jacq.
  • Carex ruizianus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus alpinus Liebm.
  • Cyperus hermaphroditus var. angustior (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Cyperus hermaphroditus var. condensatus Kük.
  • Cyperus hermaphroditus var. hermaphroditus
  • Cyperus hermaphroditus var. longespicatus (Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Cyperus hermaphroditus var. longiradiatus (Liebm.) Kük.
  • Cyperus incompletus (Jacq.) Link
  • Cyperus incompletus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus longespicatus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus longispicatus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus randuzii Boeckeler
  • Cyperus randuzii var. tenuis Boeck.
  • Cyperus ruizianus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus sertularinus Liebm.
  • Cyperus subambiguus Kük.
  • Cyperus tetragonus Hemsl.
  • Cyperus tonduzii Boeckeler
  • Cyperus tonduzii var. tenuis (Boeck.) Kük.
  • Eleocharis cyperina Roem. & Schult.
  • Kobresia cyperina Willd.
  • Kyllinga incompleta Jacq.
  • Mariscus alpinus (Liebm.) C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus ambiguus Liebm.
  • Mariscus conflexus Link
  • Mariscus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Urb.
  • Mariscus jacquinii Kunth
  • Mariscus jacquinii subsp. angustior C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus jacquinii var. angustior C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus longiradiatus Liebm.
  • Mariscus patulus Schrad.
  • Mariscus sertularinus (Liebm.) T.Koyama
  • Mariscus tovarii Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.