Cyperus flavescens L. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cyperus flavescens L. (Cyperus flavescens L.)
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Cyperus flavescens L.

Cyperus flavescens L.

Yellow flatsedge (Cyperus flavescens L.) is a cosmopolitan flowering plant in the Cyperaceae family.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cyperus flavescens L.

Cyperus flavescens L., commonly called the yellow flatsedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Photo: (c) Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Cyperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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