Cyperaceae
Tropical flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 刺桿莎草, 刺稈莎草, 苏里南莎草
- English
- Tropical flatsedge
- wuu
- 刺稈莎草
Synonyms
- Cyperus surinamensis var. lutescens Boeck.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 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: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonyme973, 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.