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Cyperaceae

Cyperus lucidus R.Br.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus lucidus: Leafy Flat Sedge, probably Cyperus lucidus . Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana Tasmania Australia, January 2012.
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Cyperus acutus R.Br.
  • Cyperus congestus f. giganteus F.Muell.
  • Cyperus ferax Benth.
  • Cyperus haematodes Endl.
  • Cyperus lucidus var. acutus (R.Br.) Kük.
  • Cyperus lucidus var. grandiusculus Kük.
  • Cyperus lucidus var. sanguineo-fuscus (Nees) Kük.
  • Cyperus sanguineofuscus Nees
  • Mariscus acutus (R.Br.) C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus haematodes (Endl.) C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus lucidus (R.Br.) C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus luridus C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus sanguineofuscus (Nees) C.B.Clarke

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.