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Cyperaceae

Fuzzy flatsedge

Cyperus pilosus Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
毛軸莎草, 毛轴莎草, 少花毛轴莎草, 白花毛轴莎草, 白花毛軸莎草, 紫穗毛轴莎草
English
Fuzzy flatsedge
Japanese
オニガヤツリ
Thai
กกสามเหลี่ยมเล็ก

Synonyms

  • Cyperus donianus A.Dietr.
  • Cyperus fimbriatus Nees
  • Cyperus hebes Steud.
  • Cyperus heyneanus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus honestus Kunth
  • Cyperus marginellus Nees
  • Cyperus obliquus Nees
  • Cyperus paniculatus D.Don
  • Cyperus pauciflorus Steud.
  • Cyperus pilosus f. badius Kuntze
  • Cyperus pilosus f. pallidus Kuntze
  • Cyperus pilosus var. contractus (Miq.) Kük.
  • Cyperus pilosus var. fimbriatus (Nees) Kük.
  • Cyperus pilosus var. laevirhachis Kük.
  • Cyperus pilosus var. muticus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus pilosus var. obliquus (Nees) C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus pilosus var. pauciflorus L.K.Dai
  • Cyperus pilosus var. pilosus
  • Cyperus pilosus var. polyanthus C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus pilosus var. pseudobabakensis Kük.
  • Cyperus pilosus var. purpurascens L.K.Dai
  • Cyperus piptolepis Steud.
  • Cyperus piptolepis var. contractus Miq.
  • Cyperus piptolepis var. pyrophytus Miq.
  • Cyperus pyrophilus Reinw. ex de Vriese
  • Cyperus quinqueflorus Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Cyperus subalatus Steud.
  • Duval-jouvea pilosa (Vahl) Palla

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: 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.