Cyperus echinatus
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 echinatus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1861
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus echinatus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus ovularisName author: (Michx.) Torr.
- Cyperus ovularis var. americanusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus ovularis var. wolfiiName author: (Alph.Wood) Kük.
- Cyperus wolfiiName author: Alph.Wood
- Kyllinga ovularisName author: Michx.
- Mariscus bracheilemaName author: Steud.
- Mariscus drummondiiName author: Steud.
- Mariscus echinatusName author: (L.) Elliott
- Mariscus globulosusName author: Urb.
- Mariscus ovularisName author: (Michx.) Vahl
- Mariscus ovularis var. tenellusName author: Torr.
- Mariscus retroflexusName author: Willd. ex Kunth
- Mariscus rivularisName author: Walp.
- Mariscus sphaericusName author: Willd. ex Kunth
- Mariscus sphaerocephalusName author: Steud.
- Schoenus umbellatusName author: Jacq.
- Scirpus echinatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
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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