Cyperaceae
Cyperus mitis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 疏鳞莎草
Synonyms
- Cyperus longus var. gracilis Boeckeler
- Cyperus rotundus var. pseudotuberosus Cherm.
- Cyperus rotundus var. subcapitatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus stenostachyus var. indicus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus subcapitatus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus tenuiflorus Roxb.
- Cyperus tenuifolius T.L.Dai
Flowers
- In flower
- June, August to September (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yu-Chang Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisca Wu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.