Cyperaceae
Fragrant flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 断节莎, 斷節莎
- English
- Fragrant flatsedge, Rusty flatsedge
- Indonesian
- Rumput teki
Synonyms
- Cyperus lomentaceus Nees & Meyen
- Cyperus squarrosus var. parvus Britton
- Diclidium conglobatum Nees
- Diclidium odoratum (L.) Schrad. ex Nees
- Papyrus odorata (L.) Willd.
- Papyrus odorata (L.) Kunth
- Torulinium odoratum (L.) S.S.Hooper
Flowers
- Flower colour
- brown (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: saschaantipine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mauriciosolisc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: thaysa passi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Miguel Acuña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: accidentalshrike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: kaminski Cecília, 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.