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 congestus(Vahl) Palla
- Cyperus badiusSteud.
- Cyperus bulbosusLag.
- Cyperus carinatusNees
- Cyperus congestus var. glanduliferus(C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus congestus var. grandicepsKük.
- Cyperus congestus var. pseudonatalensisKük.
- Cyperus cooperi(C.B.Clarke) K.Schum.
- Cyperus incarnatusLink
- Cyperus linkianusSchult.
- Cyperus martianusSchult.
- Cyperus multicepsLink
- Cyperus paramattaBalb. ex Kunth
- Cyperus paramattaMart.
- Cyperus polycephalusLink
- Cyperus schottianusAnon.
- Cyperus spiculosusRchb.
- Cyperus subbulbosusRoem. & Schult.
- Mariscus congestus(Vahl) C.B.Clarke
- Mariscus congestus var. glanduliferC.B.Clarke
- Mariscus congestus var. glanduliferusC.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cooperiC.B.Clarke
- Pycreus congestus(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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