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Cyperaceae

Texas flatsedge

Cyperus seslerioides Kunth

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Texas flatsedge: Cyperus seslerioides , northwestern Black Range, north of Whitewater Canyon and west-northwest Taylor Peak, 33.4236 -107.9801, Sierra County, New Mexico, 31 Aug
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Texas flatsedge

Synonyms

  • Cyperus andinus Palla ex Kük.
  • Cyperus divergens Benth.
  • Cyperus perpusillus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus seslerioides f. minor C.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm.
  • Cyperus seslerioides var. alpinus Kük. ex J.F.Macbr.
  • Cyperus seslerioides var. minor C.B.Clarke
  • Scirpus hahnii C.B.Clarke

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.