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Flatsedges
Cyperus
Cyperus is a large genus of about 700 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
The word comes from the ancient Greek κύπερος (kúperos), which meant one or several species of this genus. Common names include papyrus sedges, flatsedges, nutsedges, umbrella-sedges, galingales, and zozoro (from Malagasy).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
tall flatsedge
speciesCyperus eragrostis
Umbrella Papyrus
speciesCyperus alternifolius
straw-colored flatsedge
speciesCyperus strigosus
yellow nutsedge
speciesCyperus esculentus
Fragrant flatsedge
speciesCyperus odoratus
Purple nutsedge
speciesCyperus rotundus
Bunchy flat-sedge
speciesCyperus polystachyos
whitehead spikesedge
speciesCyperus mindorensis
Papyrus sedge
speciesCyperus papyrus
Baldwin's Flatsedge
speciesCyperus croceus
Shortleaf Spikesedge
speciesCyperus brevifolius
Globe Flatsedge
speciesCyperus echinatus
Rice flat-sedge
speciesCyperus iria
Swamp Flatsedge
speciesCyperus ligularis
Brown Flatsedge
speciesCyperus fuscus
toothed flatsedge
speciesCyperus dentatus
Great Plains Flatsedge
speciesCyperus lupulinus
tropical flatsedge
speciesCyperus surinamensis
Pacific island flatsedge
speciesCyperus cyperoides
redroot flatsedge
speciesCyperus erythrorhizos
Bearded Flatsedge
speciesCyperus squarrosus
Variable Flatsedge
speciesCyperus difformis
Green Flatsedge
speciesCyperus virens
Sweet Galingale
speciesCyperus longus
Fragrant Spikesedge
speciesCyperus sesquiflorus
Shining Flatsedge
speciesCyperus bipartitus
Pinebarren Flatsedge
speciesCyperus retrorsus
Deep-Rooted Sedge
speciesCyperus entrerianus
Poorland Flatsedge
speciesCyperus compressus
Mat Sedge
speciesCyperus textilis
Haspan Flatsedge
speciesCyperus haspan
Rush-like Flatsedge
speciesCyperus luzulae
Giant Umbrella Sedge
speciesCyperus ustulatus
Capitate Galingale
speciesCyperus capitatus
Purple Umbrella Sedge
speciesCyperus congestus
Aromatic Kyllinga
speciesCyperus aromaticus
Dwarf Papyrus
speciesCyperus prolifer
Yellow Flatsedge
speciesCyperus flavescens
Dwarf striped umbrella sedge
speciesCyperus albostriatus
Pond Flatsedge
speciesCyperus ochraceus
snow white sedge
speciesCyperus niveus
Slender cyperus
speciesCyperus distans
Schweinitz's flatsedge
speciesCyperus schweinitzii
Slender Flat-sedge
speciesCyperus gracilis
clustered flatsedge
speciesCyperus glomeratus
Marsh flatsedge
speciesCyperus pseudovegetus
Jointed Flatsedge
speciesCyperus articulatus
White Flat-Sedge
speciesCyperus cristatus
Asian Flatsedge
speciesCyperus microiria
Short-point Flatsedge
speciesCyperus acuminatus
Javanese Flatsedge
speciesCyperus javanicus
Beachstar
speciesCyperus pedunculatus
Oneflower Flatsedge
speciesCyperus retroflexus
Roadside Flatsedge
speciesCyperus sphacelatus
Golden Sedge
speciesCyperus sphaerocephalus
Fig Sedge
speciesCyperus dives
Imbricate Galingale
speciesCyperus imbricatus
Cyperus michelianus
speciesCyperus michelianus
Meyen's Flatsedge
speciesCyperus meyenianus
Common Leaf-rush
speciesCyperus lucidus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.97
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.45
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.125
Herbarius
1485 · p.98
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.95
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.98
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.117
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.118
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.97
Garden of Health
1507 · p.96
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.109
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.724
In the stacks
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Every page naming Cyperus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52734.