Cyperaceae
Australian flatsedge
Cyperus trinervis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Cyperus trinervisCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Australian flatsedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus enervis var. laxus Benth.
- Cyperus lessonianus Kunth
- Cyperus macellus Kunth
- Cyperus superatus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus trinervis var. contractus Domin
- Cyperus trinervis var. laxus (Benth.) Kük.
- Cyperus trinervis var. superatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus trinervis var. trinervis
- Cyperus trinervis var. typicus Domin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
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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.