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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Cyperus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Cyperus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Commelinidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 171. Jan-Mar 1967. common name: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes       SuperOrdo  Juncanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 510. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Cyperales Hutch. pub. Fam. Fl. Pl. 2: 16, 193. 1934.       Familia  Cyperaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 26. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Sedges       Subfamilia  Cyperoideae Kostel. pub. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 1: 114. Mai 1831.       Tribus  Cypereae Colla pub. Herb. Pedem. 5: 532. 6-30 Apr 1836.       Subtribus  Cyperinae Pax pub. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 306. 28 Mai 1886.       Genus  Cyperus L. pub. (1753) common name: flatsedge

Named members of the Genus Cyperus

1	Species  acicularis Schrad. ex Nees syn. Cyperus odoratus
2	Species  acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr. common name: tapertip flatsedge
3	Species  aggregatus (Willd.) Endl. common name: inflatedscale flatsedge
4	Species  albomarginatus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud. syn. Cyperus flavicomus
5	Species  alopecuroides Rottb. common name: foxtail flatsedge
6	Species  alternifolius L. common name: umbrella plant
	7    Subspecies  flabelliformis (Rottb.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus involucratus
8	Species  amabilis Vahl
	9    Varietas  macrostachyus (Boeckl.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus amabilis
10	Species  amuricus Maxim. common name: Asian flatsedge
11	Species  aristatus Rottb.
	12    Varietas  runyonii O'Neill syn. Cyperus squarrosus
13	Species  articulatus L. common name: jointed flatsedge, sedge
14	Species  asper (Liebm.) O'Neill syn. Cyperus mutisii
15	Species  auriculatus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth common name: eared flatsedge
16	Species  bipartitus Torr. common name: slender flatsedge
17	Species  blodgettii Britt. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
18	Species  brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye syn. Kyllinga gracillima
19	Species  brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk.
	20    Varietas  leiolepis (Franch. & Savigny) T. Koyama syn. Kyllinga gracillima
21	Species  brunneus Sw. syn. Cyperus planifolius
22	Species  buckleyi Britt. syn. Cyperus spectabilis
23	Species  bushii Britt. syn. Cyperus lupulinus ssp. macilentus
24	Species  calcicola Britt. common name: Caribbean flatsedge
25	Species  careyi Britt. syn. Cyperus laevigatus
26	Species  cayennensis (Lam.) Britt., non Willd. ex Link syn. Cyperus aggregatus
27	Species  cephalanthus Torr. & Hook. common name: buttonbush flatsedge
28	Species  compressus L. common name: poorland flatsedge
29	Species  confertus Sw. common name: West Indian flatsedge
30	Species  congestus Vahl common name: clustered flatsedge
31	Species  croceus Vahl common name: Baldwin's flatsedge
32	Species  cuspidatus Kunth common name: coastal plain flatsedge
33	Species  cylindricus (Ell.) Britt. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
34	Species  cyperinus (Retz.) Sur. common name: Old World flatsedge
35	Species  cyperoides (L.) Kuntze common name: Pacific island flatsedge
36	Species  decipiens Hbd. syn. Cyperus hillebrandii var. decipiens
37	Species  deeringianus Britt. ex Small syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
38	Species  densicaespitosus Mattf. & K�kenth. ex K�kenth.
	39    Varietas  major (Nees) K�kenth. syn. Kyllinga pumila
40	Species  densus Link syn. Cyperus lanceolatus
41	Species  dentatus Torr. common name: toothed flatsedge
42	Species  dentoniae G. Tucker common name: hairy flatsedge
43	Species  diandrus Torr.
	44    Varietas  capitatus Britt. syn. Cyperus niger
45	Species  difformis L. common name: variable flatsedge
46	Species  diffusus Vahl common name: diffused flatsedge
47	Species  digitatus Roxb. common name: finger flatsedge
48	Species  dioicus I.M. Johnston common name: flatsedge
49	Species  dipsaceus Liebamann common name: Wright's flatsedge
50	Species  dipsaciformis Fern. syn. Cyperus retrofractus
51	Species  dissitiflorus Nees ex Torr. syn. Cyperus thyrsiflorus
52	Species  distans L. f. common name: Piedmont flatsedge
53	Species  distinctus Steud. common name: swamp flatsedge
54	Species  drummondii Torr. & Hook. syn. Cyperus virens
55	Species  echinatus (L.) Wood common name: globe flatsedge
56	Species  eggersii Boeckl. syn. Cyperus odoratus
57	Species  elegans L. common name: royal flatsedge
58	Species  engelmannii Steud. syn. Cyperus odoratus
59	Species  entrerianus Boeckl. common name: woodrush flatsedge
60	Species  eragrostis Lam. common name: tall flatsedge
61	Species  erythrorhizos Muhl. common name: redroot flatsedge
62	Species  esculentus L. common name: chufa, tiger nut
	63    Varietas  angustispicatus Britt. syn. Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus 64    Varietas  hermannii (Buckl.) Britt. common name: chufa flatsedge 65    Varietas  leptostachyus Boeckl. common name: chufa flatsedge 66    Varietas  macrostachyus Boeckl. common name: chufa flatsedge 67    Varietas  sativus Boeckl. common name: chufa flatsedge
68	Species  fauriei K�kenth. common name: alpine flatsedge
69	Species  fendlerianus Boeckl.
	70    Varietas  debilis (Britt.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus sphaerolepis
71	Species  ferax L.C. Rich.
	72    Varietas  auriculatus (Nees & Meyen ex Kunth) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus auriculatus
73	Species  ferruginescens Boeckl. syn. Cyperus odoratus
74	Species  filicinus Vahl common name: fern flatsedge
75	Species  filiculmis Vahl
	76    Varietas  macilentus Fern. syn. Cyperus lupulinus ssp. macilentus 77    Varietas  oblitus Fern. & Grisc. syn. Cyperus grayi
78	Species  filiformis Sw.
	79    Varietas  densiceps K�kenth. syn. Cyperus floridanus
80	Species  flabelliformis Rottb. syn. Cyperus involucratus
81	Species  flavescens L.
	82    Varietas  poiformis (Pursh) Fern. syn. Cyperus flavescens
83	Species  flavicomus Michx. common name: whiteedge flatsedge
84	Species  flavus (Vahl) Nees, non J.& K. Presl syn. Cyperus aggregatus
85	Species  flexuosus Vahl common name: Vahl's flatsedge
86	Species  floridanus Britt. common name: Florida flatsedge
87	Species  fugax Liebm.
88	Species  fuligineus Chapman common name: limestone flatsedge
89	Species  fuscus L. common name: brown flatsedge
90	Species  giganteus Vahl common name: giant flatsedge
91	Species  globulosus Aubl.
	92    Varietas  robustus (Boeckl.) Shinners syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
93	Species  gracilis R. Br. common name: slimjim flatsedge
94	Species  granitophilus McVaugh common name: granite flatsedge
95	Species  granularis (Desf.) Britt. syn. Cyperus nanus var. nanus
96	Species  grayi Torr. common name: Gray's flatsedge
97	Species  grayoides Mohlenbrock common name: Illinois flatsedge
98	Species  halei Torr. ex Britt. syn. Cyperus erythrorhizos
99	Species  hallii Britt. syn. Cyperus setigerus
100	Species  hansenii Britt. syn. Cyperus strigosus
101	Species  haspan L.
	102    Varietas  americanus Boeckl. syn. Cyperus haspan
103	Species  hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl.
104	Species  hillebrandii Boeckl.
	105    Varietas  decipiens (Hbd.) K�kenth. common name: Hillebrand's flatsedge 106    Varietas  helleri K�kenth. syn. Cyperus hillebrandii var. hillebrandii 107    Varietas  hillebrandii common name: Hillebrand's flatsedge 108    Varietas  mauiensis (Hbd.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus hillebrandii var. hillebrandii
109	Species  holosericeus Link syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis
110	Species  houghtonii Torr. common name: Houghton's flatsedge
111	Species  huarmensis (Kunth) M.C. Johnston syn. Cyperus aggregatus
112	Species  hypochlorus Hbd.
	113    Varietas  brevior K�kenth. common name: Oahu flatsedge 114    Varietas  densispicatus Skottsberg syn. Cyperus hypochlorus var. hypochlorus 115    Varietas  hypochlorus common name: Oahu flatsedge 116    Varietas  kauaiensis K�kenth. common name: Oahu flatsedge
117	Species  hypopitys G. Tucker
118	Species  hystricinus Fern. common name: bristly flatsedge
119	Species  imbricatus Retz. common name: shingle flatsedge
120	Species  incompletus (Jacq.) Link syn. Cyperus hermaphroditus
121	Species  inflexus Muhl. syn. Cyperus squarrosus
122	Species  involucratus Rottb. common name: unbrella plant
123	Species  iria L. common name: ricefield flatsedge
124	Species  javanicus Houtt. common name: Javanese flatsedge
125	Species  kunthianus (Gaud.) Hbd. common name: Maui flatsedge
126	Species  kyllingia Endl. syn. Kyllinga nemoralis
127	Species  laevigatus L. common name: smooth flatsedge
128	Species  lancastriensis Porter ex Gray common name: manyflower flatsedge
129	Species  lanceolatus Poir.
	130    Varietas  compositus J.& K. Presl syn. Cyperus lanceolatus
131	Species  lecontei Torr. ex Steud. common name: Le Conte's flatsedge
132	Species  lentiginosus Millsp. & Chase common name: Latin American flatsedge
133	Species  ligularis L. common name: Alabama swamp flatsedge
134	Species  litoreus (C.B. Clarke) Britt. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
135	Species  longispicatus J.B.S. Norton syn. Cyperus odoratus
136	Species  louisianensis Thieret common name: Louisiana flatsedge
137	Species  lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks
	138    Subspecies  lupulinus common name: Great Plains flatsedge 139    Subspecies  macilentus (Fern.) Marcks common name: Great Plains flatsedge
140	Species  lutescens Torr. & Hook. syn. Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus
141	Species  luzulae auct. non (L.) Rottb. ex Retz. syn. Cyperus entrerianus
142	Species  macrocephalus Liebm.
	143    Varietas  eggersii (Boeckl.) S.D. Jones, J. Wipff & R. Cart syn. Cyperus odoratus
144	Species  manimae Kunth
	145    Varietas  asperrimus (Liebm.) K�kenth. common name: spectacular flatsedte
146	Species  martindalei auct. non Britt. syn. Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus
147	Species  melanostachyus Kunth syn. Cyperus niger
148	Species  metzii (Hochst. ex Steud.) Mattf. & K�kenth. ex syn. Kyllinga squamulata
149	Species  meyenianus Kunth common name: Meyen's flatsedge
150	Species  microdontus Torr. syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis
151	Species  microiria Steud. syn. Cyperus amuricus
152	Species  monostachyos L. syn. Abildgaardia ovata
153	Species  multiflorus (Britt.) Small syn. Cyperus croceus
154	Species  mutisii (Kunth) Griseb.
	155    Varietas  asper (Liebm.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus mutisii
156	Species  nanus Willd.
	157    Varietas  nanus common name: Indian flatsedge 158    Varietas  subtenuis K�kenth. common name: Indian flatsedge
159	Species  nashii Britt. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
160	Species  neokunthianus K�kenth. syn. Cyperus laevigatus
161	Species  nieuwlandii Geise syn. Cyperus flavescens
162	Species  niger Ruiz & Pav�n
	163    Varietas  capitatus (Britt.) O'Neill syn. Cyperus niger 164    Varietas  castaneus (Pursh) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus niger 165    Varietas  rivularis (Kunth) V. Grant syn. Cyperus bipartitus
166	Species  nuttallii Eddy syn. Cyperus filicinus
167	Species  obesus Liebm. syn. Cyperus aggregatus
168	Species  obtusatus (J. & K. Presl) Mattf. & K�kenth. syn. Kyllinga vaginata
169	Species  ochraceus Vahl common name: pond flatsedge
170	Species  odoratus L.
	171    Varietas  acicularis (Schrad. ex Nees) O'Neill syn. Cyperus odoratus 172    Varietas  engelmannii (Steud.) R. Carter & S.D. Jones syn. Cyperus odoratus 173    Varietas  squarrosus (Britt.) S.D. Jones, J. Wipff & R. Carte syn. Cyperus odoratus
174	Species  onerosus M.C. Johnston common name: plains flatsedge
175	Species  ovatus Baldwin common name: ovateleaf flatsedge
176	Species  ovularis (Michx.) Torr.
	177    Varietas  cylindricus (Ell.) Torr. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus 178    Varietas  sphaericus Boeckl. syn. Cyperus echinatus
179	Species  oxylepis Nees ex Steud. common name: sharpscale flatsedge
180	Species  pallidicolor (K�kenth.) G. Tucker common name: pallid flatsedge
181	Species  paniculatus Rottb. syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos
182	Species  papyrus L. common name: papyrus, Egyptian paper reed
183	Species  parishii Britt. common name: Parish's flatsedge
184	Species  pedunculatus (R. Br.) J. Kern syn. Remirea maritima
185	Species  pennatiformis K�kenth.
	186    Varietas  bryanii K�kenth. common name: Bryan's flatsedge 187    Varietas  pennatiformis common name: coastal flatsedge
188	Species  peruvianus (Lam.) F.N. Williams syn. Kyllinga tibialis
189	Species  phaeolepis Cherm. common name: Madagascar flatsedge
190	Species  phleoides (Nees ex Kunth) Hbd.
	191    Varietas  hawaiensis (Mann) K�kenth. common name: Molokai flatsedge 192    Varietas  phleoides common name: Molokai flatsedge
193	Species  pilosus Vahl common name: fuzzy flatsedge
194	Species  planifolius L.C. Rich. common name: flatleaf flatsedge
195	Species  plukenetii Fern. common name: Plukenet's flatsedge
196	Species  pollardii Britt. ex Small syn. Cyperus ovatus
197	Species  polystachyos Rottb.
	198    Varietas  filicinus (Vahl) C.B. Clarke syn. Cyperus filicinus 199    Varietas  laxiflorus Benth. syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis 200    Varietas  leptostachyus Boeckl. syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos 201    Varietas  macrostachyus Boeckl. syn. Cyperus filicinus 202    Varietas  miser K�kenth. common name: manyspike flatsedge 203    Varietas  pallidus Hbd. syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos 204    Varietas  paniculatus (Rottb.) C.B. Clarke syn. Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos 205    Varietas  polystachyos common name: manyspike flatsedge 206    Varietas  texensis (Torr.) Fern. common name: Texan flatsedge
207	Species  praelongatus Steud. syn. Cyperus setigerus
208	Species  pringlei Britt. syn. Cyperus mutisii
209	Species  prolifer Lam. common name: miniature flatsedge
210	Species  prolixus Kunth common name: mosquito flatsedge
211	Species  pseudovegetus Steud. common name: marsh flatsedge
212	Species  pumilus L. common name: low flatsedge
213	Species  radiatus Vahl syn. Cyperus imbricatus
214	Species  reflexus Vahl
	215    Varietas  fraternus (Kunth) Kuntze syn. Cyperus reflexus
216	Species  refractus Engelm. ex Boeckl. common name: reflexed flatsedge
217	Species  retroflexus Buckl. common name: oneflower flatsedge
218	Species  retrofractus (L.) Torr.
	219    Varietas  dipsaciformis (Fern.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus retrofractus 220    Varietas  hystricinus (Fern.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus hystricinus
221	Species  retrorsus Chapman
	222    Varietas  cylindricus (Ell.) Fern. & Grisc. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus 223    Varietas  deeringianus (Britt. ex Small) Fern. ex Grisc. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus 224    Varietas  nashii (Britt.) Fern. & Grisc. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus 225    Varietas  retrorsus common name: pine barren flatsedge 226    Varietas  robustus (Boeckl.) K�kenth. common name: pine barren flatsedge
227	Species  rivularis Kunth syn. Cyperus bipartitus
228	Species  robustus Kunth syn. Cyperus virens
229	Species  rockii K�kenth. common name: Kauai flatsedge
230	Species  rotundus L. common name: nutgrass, sedge
231	Species  rusbyi Britt. syn. Cyperus sphaerolepis
232	Species  sabulosus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud. syn. Cyperus flavicomus
233	Species  sandwicensis K�kenth.
	234    Varietas  pseudoprescottianus K�kenth. syn. Cyperus sandwicensis
235	Species  sanguindentus Vahl common name: purpleglume flatsedge
236	Species  schweinitzii Torr.
	237    Varietas  uberior K�kenth. syn. Cyperus schweinitzii
238	Species  serotinus Rottb. common name: tidalmarsh flatsedge
239	Species  seslerioides Kunth common name: Texas flatsedge
240	Species  sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & K�kenth. ex K�kenth. syn. Kyllinga odorata
241	Species  setigerus Torr. & Hook. common name: lean flatsedge
242	Species  speciosus Vahl
	243    Varietas  squarrosus Britt. syn. Cyperus odoratus
244	Species  spectabilis Link common name: spectacular flatsedge
245	Species  sphacelatus Rottb. common name: roadside flatsedge
246	Species  sphaerolepis Boeckl. common name: Rusby's flatsedge
247	Species  squarrosus L.
	248    Varietas  runyonii (O'Neill) S.D. Jones & J. Wipff syn. Cyperus squarrosus
249	Species  stenolepis Torr. syn. Cyperus strigosus
250	Species  strigosus L.
	251    Varietas  capitatus Boeckl. syn. Cyperus strigosus 252    Varietas  multiflorus Geise syn. Cyperus strigosus 253    Varietas  robustior Britt. syn. Cyperus strigosus 254    Varietas  stenolepis (Torr.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus strigosus
255	Species  surinamensis Rottb. common name: tropical flatsedge
256	Species  swartzii (A. Dietr.) Boeckl. ex K�kenth. common name: Swartz's flatsedge
257	Species  tenerrimus Liebm. common name: flatsedge
258	Species  tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy syn. Kyllinga pumila
259	Species  tenuis Sw.
	260    Varietas  lentiginosus (Millsp. & Chase) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus lentiginosus
261	Species  tetragonus Ell. common name: fourangle flatsedge
262	Species  thyrsiflorus Jungh. common name: southern flatsedge
263	Species  torreyi Britt. syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
264	Species  trachysanthos Hook. & Arn. common name: sticky flatsedge
265	Species  trinervis R. Br. common name: Australian flatsedge
266	Species  uniflorus Torr. & Hook.
	267    Varietas  pseudothyrsiflorus K�kenth. syn. Cyperus retroflexus
268	Species  unifolius Boeckl. syn. Cyperus filiformis
269	Species  unioloides R. Br. common name: uniola flatsedge
270	Species  urbanii Boeckl. common name: Urban's flatsedge
271	Species  vahlii (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud. syn. Cyperus flexuosus
272	Species  vegetus Willd. syn. Cyperus eragrostis
273	Species  virens Michx.
	274    Varietas  arenicola (Boeckl.) Shinners syn. Cyperus pseudovegetus 275    Varietas  drummondii (Torr. & Hook.) K�kenth. syn. Cyperus virens
276	Species  winkleri Britt. ex Small syn. Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
277	Species  wrightii Britt. syn. Cyperus dipsaceus
278	Species  x deamii O'Neill (pro sp.)
279	Species  x mesochoreus Geise syn. Cyperus schweinitzii

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