Cyperaceae

Bearded flatsedge

Cyperus squarrosus L.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 具芒鳞砖子苗
English: Bearded flatsedge, Awned flatsedge

Synonyms

Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill
Cyperus arsitatus var. perennis M.E.Jones
Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff
Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.
Dichostylis aristatus (Rottb.) Palla
Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla
Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.
Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke
Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.