Cyperaceae
Low flatsedge
Cyperus pumilus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 矮扁莎
- English
- Low flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus breviculmis F.Muell.
- Cyperus commutatus Steud.
- Cyperus divergens Chapm.
- Cyperus gymnoleptus Steud.
- Cyperus laxiusculus Steud.
- Cyperus leucolepis J.Carey ex C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus nitens Retz.
- Cyperus nitens var. muticus Boeckeler
- Cyperus nitens var. patens (Vahl) Boeckeler
- Cyperus obstinatus Steud.
- Cyperus patens Vahl
- Cyperus pulvinatus Nees & Meyen
- Cyperus pumilus f. borneensis C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus pumilus f. gracilis (E.G.Camus) Kük.
- Cyperus pumilus f. patens C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus pumilus var. leucolepis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus pumilus var. mutica (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus pumilus var. patens (Vahl) Kük.
- Cyperus pumilus var. prorepens Kük.
- Cyperus pumilus var. punctatus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus punctatus Roxb.
- Cyperus pusillus Vahl
- Cyperus pygmaeus Retz.
- Cyperus strictus Wight ex C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus terminalis Marsh ex Steud.
- Cyperus truncatulus Steud.
- Dichostylis nitens (Retz.) Palla
- Dichostylis patens (Vahl) Palla
- Juncellus leucolepis C.B.Clarke
- Juncellus pumilus Peter
- Pycreus bolei S.M.Almeida
- Pycreus lancelotii S.M.Almeida
- Pycreus nitens (Retz.) Nees
- Pycreus nitens f. gracilis E.G.Camus
- Pycreus palghattensis Govind.
- Pycreus patens (Vahl) Cherm.
- Pycreus pulvinatus (Nees & Meyen) Nees
- Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees
- Pycreus pumilus var. patens (Vahl) Hoenselaar
- Pycreus punctatus Govind.
Flowers
- In flower
- July, September to October (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.