Cyperaceae
Nutgrass
Cyperus scariosus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Burmese
- နွားမြက်ရင်း, နွားမြက်ရင်းပင်, နွားမြတ်ရင်း, နွားမြေရင်းပင်, မြက်မဲဥပင်, ဝက်မြက်ညိုပင်
- English
- Nutgrass, Nutsedge, Purple nutsedge, Umbrella sedge
- Hindi
- साइपेरस स्केरिओसस
- Kannada
- ಸೈಪರಸ್ ಸ್ಕಾರಿಯೊಸಸ್
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈယႃႈၵႆႇတေႃႇႁွမ်
Synonyms
- Cyperus corymbosus var. scariosus (R.Br.) Kük.
Photos
Photo: Primejyothi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roland Muench, CC BY 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). About our plant data.