Cyperus rotundus
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 rotundus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus rotundus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Chlorocyperus rotundusName author: (L.) Palla
- Cyperus agrestisName author: Willd. ex Spreng. & Link
- Cyperus badius var. inconspicuusName author: (Nyman) Nyman
- Cyperus bicolorName author: Vahl
- Cyperus bulbosostoloniferusName author: Miq.
- Cyperus comosusName author: Sm.
- Cyperus elongatusName author: Sieber ex Kunth
- Cyperus herbicavusName author: Melliss
- Cyperus hexastachyosName author: Rottb.
- Cyperus hildraName author: Poir.
- Cyperus hydraName author: Michx.
- Cyperus inconspicuusName author: Gennari
- Cyperus laevissimusName author: Steud.
- Cyperus leptostachyusName author: Griff.
- Cyperus longusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus merkeriName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus micreilemaName author: Steud.
- Cyperus nubicusName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus ochreoidesName author: Steud.
- Cyperus officinalisName author: Nees ex Godr.
- Cyperus oliganthusName author: Gand.
- Cyperus olivarisName author: O.Targ.Tozz.
- Cyperus olivaris var. brevibracteatusName author: Le Grand
- Cyperus pallescensName author: Poir.
- Cyperus pallescensName author: Boiss.
- Cyperus patulusName author: M.Bieb.
- Cyperus platystachysName author: Cherm.
- Cyperus procerulusName author: Nees
- Cyperus proteinolepisName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus pseudovariegatusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus purpureovariegatusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus radicosusName author: Sm.
- Cyperus rotundus f. comosusName author: (Sm.) Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus f. contractusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus f. depallescensName author: Ekman & Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus f. inconspicuusName author: (Nyman) Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus f. latifoliusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus f. latimarginatusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. brevibracteatusName author: (Le Grand) M.Laínz
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. comosusName author: (Sm.) K.Richt.
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. divaricatusName author: Lye
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. inconspicuusName author: (Nyman) K.Richt.
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. merkeriName author: (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus subsp. rotundusName author: Not supplied
- Cyperus rotundus var. acutusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus rotundus var. amaliaeName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus rotundus var. brevibracteatusName author: (Le Grand) Husn.
- Cyperus rotundus var. carinalisName author: Benth.
- Cyperus rotundus var. carinatusName author: F.M.Bailey
- Cyperus rotundus var. centifloraName author: C.B.Clarke
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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