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Cyperaceae

Cyperus thunbergii Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus thunbergii (Cyperus thunbergii)
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Cyperus alopecuroides Thunb.
  • Cyperus thunbergii var. gillii (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Cyperus thunbergii var. robustior (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Cyperus thunbergii var. trisumbellatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Mariscus riparius Schrad.
  • Mariscus riparius var. gillii C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus riparius var. robustior C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus riparius var. trisumbellatus C.B.Clarke
  • Mariscus thunbergii (Vahl) Schrad.

Flowers

In flower
September to October (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.