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Cyperaceae

Cyperus rubicundus Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus rubicundus: Cyperus rubicundus (syn. Cyperus teneriffae) at Playa de las Teresitas, Tenerife
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Czech
Šáchor tenerifský
German
Teneriffa-Zypergras

Synonyms

  • Cyperus calcicola Domin
  • Cyperus coromandelinus Spreng.
  • Cyperus delesserianus Webb & Berthel.
  • Cyperus exilis Willd. ex Kunth
  • Cyperus pentadactylus Willd. ex Kunth
  • Cyperus petraeus Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Cyperus serra A.Rich.
  • Cyperus teneriffae Poir.
  • Cyperus teneriffae f. petraeus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Kük.
  • Cyperus teneriffae var. longimucronatus Kük.
  • Cyperus teneriffae var. succulentus Dinter ex Kük.
  • Cyperus tersus Link
  • Cyperus wightii Nees

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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). About our plant data.