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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- Cyperus rotundus var. comosusName author: K.Richt.
- Cyperus rotundus var. comosusName author: (Sm.) Nyman
- Cyperus rotundus var. elongatusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus rotundus var. hydraName author: (Michx.) A.Gray
- Cyperus rotundus var. inconspicuusName author: Nyman
- Cyperus rotundus var. macrostachyusName author: Boiss.
- Cyperus rotundus var. majorName author: Parl.
- Cyperus rotundus var. nubicusName author: (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus var. platystachysName author: Bojer ex C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus rotundus var. procerulaName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus rotundus var. pseudesculentusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus var. quimoyensisName author: L.K.Dai
- Cyperus rotundus var. rotundusName author: Not supplied
- Cyperus rotundus var. salsolaName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus rotundus var. spadiceusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus rotundus var. tayloriiName author: (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus rotundus var. tetrastachyosName author: (Desf.) Trab.
- Cyperus rubicundusName author: Willd. ex Link
- Cyperus rudioi var. minorName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus stoloniferus var. pallidusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus tayloriiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus tenuifoliusName author: Walp.
- Cyperus tetrastachyosName author: Desf.
- Cyperus viridisName author: Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus yoshinagaeName author: Ohwi
- Pycreus rotundusName author: (L.) Hayek
- Schoenus tuberosusName author: Burm.f.
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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