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Cyperaceae

Plukenet's flatsedge

Cyperus plukenetii Fernald

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Plukenet's flatsedge: Starburst Flatsedge ( Cyperus plukenetii ) in the United States
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Plukenet's flatsedge

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification 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.