Cyperaceae

Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus (R.Br.) Hook.f.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gymnoschoenus

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Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus: Button grass (Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus) photographed from an angle that reveals the reason for its name. — Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

German: Buttongras
Japanese: ボタングラス

Synonyms

Chaetospora sphaerocephala R.Br.
Gymnoschoenus adustus Nees
Mesomelaena sphaerocephala (R.Br.) Benth.
Schoenus sphaerocephalus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Xyris laevis Nees ex Benth.

Photos

Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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). About our plant data.