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Slender cyperus
Plantae Cyperaceae

Slender cyperus

Cyperus distans L.f.

Cyperus distans, or slender cyperus, is a sedge species native to tropical and s…

Fig Sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Fig Sedge

Cyperus dives Delile

Cyperus dives Delile is a Least Concern sedge found across parts of Africa and w…

Globe Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Globe Flatsedge

Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph.Wood

Cyperus echinatus is a sedge species native primarily to eastern US with scatter…

tall flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Cyperus eragrostis is a tufted sedge, native to South America, that is often inv…

redroot flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

redroot flatsedge

Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.

Cyperus erythrorhizos is an annual North American wetland sedge with red fibrous…

yellow nutsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

yellow nutsedge

Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperus esculentus, or tiger nut, is a sedge grown for its edible tubers, used i…

Yellow Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Yellow Flatsedge

Cyperus flavescens L.

Yellow flatsedge (Cyperus flavescens L.) is a cosmopolitan flowering plant in th…

Brown Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Brown Flatsedge

Cyperus fuscus L.

Cyperus fuscus L. is an annual herb native to Eurasia and North Africa, naturali…

Slender Flat-sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Slender Flat-sedge

Cyperus gracilis R.Br.

Cyperus gracilis is an Australian sedge species with common names slender flat s…

Spiny Sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Spiny Sedge

Cyperus gymnocaulos Steud.

Cyperus gymnocaulos Steud. is a tufted perennial sedge native to mainland Austra…

Haspan Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Haspan Flatsedge

Cyperus haspan L.

Cyperus haspan L. is a tufted perennial sedge with two recognised subspecies, fo…

Imbricate Galingale
Plantae Cyperaceae

Imbricate Galingale

Cyperus imbricatus Retz.

Cyperus imbricatus Retz. (shingle flatsedge) is a perennial rhizomatous pantropi…

Rice flat-sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Rice flat-sedge

Cyperus iria L.

Cyperus iria L., commonly called rice flat sedge, is a worldwide tufted sedge th…

Javanese Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Javanese Flatsedge

Cyperus javanicus Houtt.

Cyperus javanicus Houtt. is a glaucous perennial tufted sedge native to Australi…

Swamp Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Swamp Flatsedge

Cyperus ligularis L.

Cyperus ligularis (Alabama swamp flatsedge) is a sedge species native to the Ame…

Sweet Galingale
Plantae Cyperaceae

Sweet Galingale

Cyperus longus L.

Cyperus longus L. is a widespread wetland plant with traditional uses and curren…

Great Plains Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Great Plains Flatsedge

Cyperus lupulinus (Biehler) Marcks

Cyperus lupulinus is a small perennial herb that spreads via underground rhizome…

Asian Flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Asian Flatsedge

Cyperus microiria Steud.

Cyperus microiria, or Asian flatsedge, is an Asian sedge formally described by S…

whitehead spikesedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

whitehead spikesedge

Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh

Cyperus mindorensis, the white water sedge, is a perennial weedy grass-like sedg…

Fragrant flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Fragrant flatsedge

Cyperus odoratus L.

Cyperus odoratus is an annual sedge found widely across tropical and warm temper…

Papyrus sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Papyrus sedge

Cyperus papyrus L.

Cyperus papyrus (papyrus) is a tall African aquatic sedge with three accepted su…

Bunchy flat-sedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Bunchy flat-sedge

Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.

Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. is a small grass-like sedge that grows across the Am…

Dwarf Papyrus
Plantae Cyperaceae

Dwarf Papyrus

Cyperus prolifer Lam.

Cyperus prolifer Lam. is a native African sedge that is invasive in Florida.

Marsh flatsedge
Plantae Cyperaceae

Marsh flatsedge

Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud.

Cyperus pseudovegetus is a moist-soil sedge found in the southeastern US, first …