Cyperaceae

Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Schoenoplectus

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Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schoenoplectus litoralis) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: جولان شاطئي
arz: جولان شاطئى
Chinese: 羽状刚毛水葱, 羽狀剛毛水蔥
French: Scirpe du Littoral
hsb: Přimórska syć
Hungarian: Tengermelléki káka
Ukrainian: Куга узбережна

Synonyms

Eleogiton litoralis (Schrad.) Fourr.
Heleogiton litorale (Schrad.) Rchb.
Malacochaete litoralis (Schrad.) Nees
Pterolepis litoralis (Schrad.) M.R.Almeida
Scirpus litoralis Schrad.
Scirpus littoralis subsp. philippii (Tineo) K.Richt.
Scirpus triqueter subsp. littoralis (Schrad.) Bonnier & Layens

Flowers

In flower: May (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pellinger Attila at Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anatas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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). About our plant data.