Cyperaceae
Fuzzy flatsedge
Cyperus pilosus
- 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.