Cyperaceae
Flatleaf flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Cyperus planifoliusCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Flatleaf flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus brizaeus Rich.
- Cyperus brunneus Griseb.
- Cyperus evaginatus Boeckeler
- Cyperus glaucus Steud.
- Cyperus glaucus var. gracilis Boeckeler
- Cyperus ottonis var. humilior Boeckeler
- Cyperus planifolius f. gracilis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus planifolius f. humilior (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus planifolius var. navassanus Kük. & Ekman
- Cyperus planifolius var. pickelii Gross ex Kük.
- Cyperus purpurascens Vahl
- Cyperus sanguineus Balb. ex Steud.
- Cyperus solmsii Boeckeler
- Mariscus planifolius (Rich.) Urb.
- Mariscus purpurascens (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.