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Cyperaceae

Cyperus orthostachyus Franch. & Sav.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus orthostachyus: may be ウシクグ.
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
三輪草, 三轮草, 护心草
Japanese
ウシクグ

Synonyms

  • Cyperus truncatus C.A.Mey. ex Turcz.
  • Cyperus truncatus var. orthostachyus (Franch. & Sav.) C.B.Clarke

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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.