Cyperaceae
Miniature flatsedge
Cyperus prolifer
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 矮紙莎草, 矮纸莎草, 小紙莎草, 小纸莎草, 日本紙莎草, 紙莎草
- English
- Miniature flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus aequalis C.Krauss
- Cyperus aequalis Vahl
- Cyperus isocladus Kunth
- Cyperus jocladus E.Mey.
- Cyperus papyroides Poir.
- Cyperus prolifer var. isocladus (Kunth) Kük.
- Papyrus aequalis (Vahl) Bojer
- Papyrus laxiflorus Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Miniature flatsedge: 矮紙莎草 Cyperus prolifer [比利時國家植物園 Belgium National Botanic Garden]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/%E7%9F%AE%E7%B4%99%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_prolifer_-%E6%AF%94%E5%88%A9%E6%99%82%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%B6%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Belgium_National_Botanic_Garden-_%289259214759%29.jpg/1280px-%E7%9F%AE%E7%B4%99%E8%8E%8E%E8%8D%89_Cyperus_prolifer_-%E6%AF%94%E5%88%A9%E6%99%82%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%B6%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Belgium_National_Botanic_Garden-_%289259214759%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.