Cyperaceae
Ovateleaf flatsedge
Cyperus ovatus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Cyperus ovatusCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Ovateleaf flatsedge
Synonyms
- Carex cylindricus Chapm.
- Cyperus cylindricus Chapm.
- Cyperus deeringianus Britton & Small
- Cyperus litoreus (C.B.Clarke) Britton ex Small
- Cyperus pollardii Britton
- Cyperus retrorsus var. curtisii (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus retrorsus var. deeringianus (Britton & Small) Fernald & Griscom
- Cyperus winkeleri Britton ex Small
- Mariscus curtisii C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus litoreus C.B.Clarke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.