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Cyperaceae

585 species · Plants

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Cyperus lecontei Torr. ex Steud.

Cyperus lecontei is a perennial herbaceous sedge native to the southeastern United States.

Cyperus meyenianus Kunth

Meyen's flatsedge, Cyperus meyenianus Kunth, is a South American tropical sedge species first described in 1837.

Cyperus ochraceus Vahl

Cyperus ochraceus Vahl is a sedge species native to the Americas, formally described by Martin Vahl in 1805.

Cyperus ovatus Baldwin

Cyperus ovatus (ovateleaf flatsedge) is a native sedge species from southeastern North America and Caribbean islands.

Cyperus pilosus Vahl

Cyperus pilosus Vahl is a sedge species native to parts of Asia and Australia, formally described in 1805 by Martin Vahl.

Cyperus planifolius Rich.

Flatleaf flatsedge (Cyperus planifolius Rich.) is a sedge species native to parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Cyperus plukenetii Fernald

Cyperus plukenetii is a perennial sedge native to parts of the southern United States that grows in sandy soil in specific habitats.

Cyperus reflexus Vahl

Cyperus reflexus Vahl is a native American sedge species formally described by Martin Vahl in 1805.

Cyperus retroflexus Buckley

Cyperus retroflexus, common oneflower flatsedge, is a perennial sedge that was called C. uniflorus until the 1990s.

Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl

Cyperus sanguinolentus, purple-glume flat sedge, is a widespread erect sedge with a blood-red seed reference in its epithet.

Cyperus seslerioides Kunth

Cyperus seslerioides Kunth is a sedge species native to the Americas, first formally described in 1816 by Carl Sigismund Kunth.

Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb.

Cyperus sphacelatus is a sedge species native to Africa, Central America, and South America, formally described in 1773.

Cyperus tetragonus Elliott

Fourangle flatsedge is a sedge species native to southern North America.

Cyperus virens Michx.

Cyperus virens Michx. is a native sedge species found across parts of the Americas.

Cyperus laxus Lam.

Cyperus laxus Lam. is a Cyperaceae sedge native to Western Hemisphere and African tropics, naturalized in parts of South Asia.

Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz.

Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz. is a native sedge species found across parts of the Americas.

Cyperus diffusus Vahl

Cyperus diffusus Vahl is a sedge species native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia, first formally described in 1805 by Martin Vahl.

Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb.

Cyperus conglomeratus is a native sedge first formally described by Christen Friis Rottbøll in 1773.

Cyperus capitatus Vand.

Cyperus capitatus Vand. is a distinctive coastal sand-dwelling Cyperus with blue-grey U-shaped leaves and single clustered flower heads.

Cyperus grayioides Mohlenbr.

Cyperus grayioides is an endemic US perennial sedge that grows in sandy habitats and faces multiple threats to its range.

Cyperus thunbergii Vahl

Cyperus thunbergii Vahl is a South African sedge species first formally described in 1805 by Martin Vahl.

Cyperus exaltatus Retz.

Cyperus exaltatus is a cultivated sedge native across four continents, grown in Korea to make a range of craft products.

Cyperus lucidus R.Br.

Cyperus lucidus R.Br. is a native Australian and New Guinean sedge formally described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Cyperus tetraphyllus R.Br.

Cyperus tetraphyllus is an Australian endemic grass-like sedge that grows in eastern Australian rainforests and nearby areas.

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