Cyperus congestus
A species in the Cyperaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Species
- Cyperus congestus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1805
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus congestus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chlorocyperus congestusName author: (Vahl) Palla
- Cyperus badiusName author: Steud.
- Cyperus bulbosusName author: Lag.
- Cyperus carinatusName author: Nees
- Cyperus congestus var. glanduliferusName author: (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus congestus var. grandicepsName author: Kük.
- Cyperus congestus var. pseudonatalensisName author: Kük.
- Cyperus cooperiName author: (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum.
- Cyperus incarnatusName author: Link
- Cyperus linkianusName author: Schult.
- Cyperus martianusName author: Schult.
- Cyperus multicepsName author: Link
- Cyperus paramattaName author: Balb. ex Kunth
- Cyperus paramattaName author: Mart.
- Cyperus polycephalusName author: Link
- Cyperus schottianusName author: Anon.
- Cyperus spiculosusName author: Rchb.
- Cyperus subbulbosusName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Mariscus congestusName author: (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus congestus var. glanduliferName author: C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus congestus var. glanduliferusName author: C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cooperiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus congestusName author: (Vahl) Hayek
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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