Cyperaceae
Tidalmarsh flatsedge
Cyperus serotinus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Bulgarian
- Късен юнцелус
- Chinese
- 水莎草, 越王余筭
- English
- Tidalmarsh flatsedge
- Japanese
- ミズガヤツリ
- Kazakh
- Арамқоға
- Macedonian
- Доцен смолец
Synonyms
- Cyperus monti var. stylosa C.B.Clarke
- Duval-jouvea serotina (Rottb.) Palla
- Juncellus serotinus (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus serotinus (Rottb.) Hayek
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, 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.