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Cyperaceae

Rusby's flatsedge

Cyperus sphaerolepis Boeckeler

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Common names

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English
Rusby's flatsedge

Synonyms

  • Cyperus fendlerianus var. debilis (Britton) Kük.
  • Cyperus fendlerianus var. leucolepis (Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Cyperus leucolepis Boeckeler
  • Cyperus rusbyi Britton
  • Cyperus schweinitzii var. debilis Britton

Characteristics

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

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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.