Cyperaceae
Meyen's flatsedge
Cyperus meyenianus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Meyen's flatsedge
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus paranaguensis Palla
- Cyperus kunthianus Nees
- Cyperus meyenianus var. breviradiatus Maury
- Cyperus meyenianus var. oligostachys (Schrad. ex Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus meyenianus var. paranaguensis (Palla) Kük.
- Cyperus meyenianus var. patentissimus Kük.
- Cyperus prionensis Boeckeler
- Cyperus subulatus Meyen
- Cyperus trispicatus Boeckeler
- Mariscus meyenianus (Kunth) Nees
- Mariscus oligostachys Schrad. ex Nees
- Mariscus subulatus Nees
- Mariscus uliginosus Schrad. ex Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: JG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Graça Figueiredo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Pam Thompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.