Cyperaceae
Reflexed flatsedge
Cyperus refractus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Reflexed flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus refractus f. grandis Kük.
- Cyperus retrofractus Engelm. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, 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.