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Cyperaceae

Galingale

Cyperus longus L.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Galingale: Juncia loca ( Cyperus longus ) en una pradera en el Valle de Amblés, Ávila España
Photo: Ximénez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (18)
Arabic
سعد طويل, سعادي, سعد, سعد خشن
arz
سعد طويل
Asturian
Xuncla llonga
azb
لؤله سالام علیکوم
Azerbaijani
Uzun topalaq
Czech
Šáchor dlouhý, Šáchor vysoký
Dutch
Rood cypergras
English
Galingale, Sweet cyperus
French
Souchet Long, Souchet Odorant
German
Langes Zypergras
hsb
Dołhi cachor
Macedonian
Долг смолец
mwl
Júncia
Portuguese
Junça
Russian
Сыть длинная
Swedish
Dammag
Ukrainian
Смикавець довгий
Welsh
Ysnoden Fair

Synonyms

  • Chlorocyperus longus (L.) Palla
  • Cyperus pertenuis Bojer
  • Eucyperus longus (L.) Rikli
  • Pycreus longus (L.) Hayek

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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). About our plant data.