Cyperaceae
Stiff flat-sedge
Cyperus vaginatus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Stiff flat-sedge, Stiff-leaf sedge
Synonyms
- Cyperus cruciformis Boeckeler
- Cyperus textilis F.Muell.
- Cyperus vaginatus subsp. vaginatus
- Cyperus vaginatus var. contractus Domin
- Cyperus vaginatus var. densiflorus Benth.
- Cyperus vaginatus var. pseudotextilis Kük.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, June, August, October to December (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: T. Hammer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Heath Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Anthony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.