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Cyperus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39882

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): flatsedge
 
    nutgrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes ŕ fleurs, plantes ŕ fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassCommelinidae   
                OrderCyperales   
                   FamilyCyperaceae  -- foins coupants, laîches, rouches, rouchettes, sedges  
                      GenusCyperus L. -- flatsedge, nutgrass  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus L. -- chufa flatsedge 
                         Variety Cyperus niger var. niger Ruiz & Pavon -- black flatsedge 
                         Variety Cyperus virens var. virens Michx. -- green flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr. -- taper-tip flat sedge, taperleaf flatsedge, tapertip flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus aggregatus (Willd.) Endl. -- inflated-scale flatsedge, inflatedscale flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. -- foxtail flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus amabilis Vahl -- foothill flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus amuricus Maxim. -- Asian flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus articulatus L. -- jointed flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus auriculatus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth -- eared flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus bipartitus Torr. -- brook flatsedge, shining flat sedge, slender flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus calcicola Britt. -- Caribbean flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus cephalanthus Torr. & Hook. -- buttonbush flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus compressus L. -- poorland flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus confertus Sw. -- West Indian flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus congestus Vahl -- clustered flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus croceus Vahl -- Baldwin's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth -- coastal plain flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus cyperinus (Retz.) Sur. -- Old World flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze -- Pacific island flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus X deamii O'Neill (pro sp.) -- Deam's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus dentatus Torr. -- toothed flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus dentoniae G. Tucker -- hairy flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus diandrus Torr. -- umbrella flat sedge, umbrella flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus difformis L. -- smallflower umbrella sedge, variable flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus diffusus Vahl -- diffused flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus digitatus Roxb. -- finger flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus dioicus I.M. Johnston -- flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus dipsaceus Liebamann -- Wright flatsedge, Wright's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus distans L. f. -- Piedmont flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus distinctus Steud. -- swamp flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus echinatus (L.) Wood -- globe flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus elegans L. -- royal flatsedge, sticky flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus engelmanni   
                         Species Cyperus entrerianus Boeckl. -- woodrush flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus eragrostis Lam. -- tall flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. -- red-root flat sedge, redroot flatsedge, redroot nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus esculentus L. -- chufa, chufa flatsedge, yellow nutgrass, yellow nutsedge 
                         Species Cyperus fauriei Kükenth. -- alpine flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus fendleranus Boeck.  
                         Species Cyperus fendlerianus Boeckl. -- Fendler flatsedge, Fendler's flatsedge, Fendler's nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus filicinus Vahl -- fern flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus filiformis Sw. -- wiry flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus flavescens L. -- pale flatsedge, yellow flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus flavicomus Michx. -- white-edge flatsedge, whiteedge flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus flexuosus Vahl -- Vahl's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus floridanus Britt. -- Florida flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus fugax Liebm.  
                         Species Cyperus fuligineus Chapman -- limestone flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus fuscus L. -- brown flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus giganteus Vahl -- giant flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus gracilis R. Br. -- slimjim flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh -- granite flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus grayi Torr. -- Gray's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus grayoides Mohlenbrock -- Illinois flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus haspan L. -- haspan flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl.  
                         Species Cyperus hillebrandii Boeckl. -- Hillebrand's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus houghtonii Torr. -- Houghton's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus hypochlorus Hbd. -- Oahu flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus hypopitys G. Tucker  
                         Species Cyperus hystricinus Fern. -- bristly flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus imbricatus Retz. -- shingle flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus involucratus Rottb. -- umbrella flatsedge, umbrella plant, unbrella plant 
                         Species Cyperus iria L. -- ricefield flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus javanicus Houtt. -- Javanese flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus kunthianus (Gaud.) Hbd. -- Maui flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus laevigatus L. -- smooth flatsedge, smooth nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus lancastriensis Porter ex Gray -- manyflower flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus lanceolatus Poir. -- epiphytic flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus lecontei Torr. ex Steud. -- Le Conte's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus lentiginosus Millsp. & Chase -- Latin American flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus ligularis L. -- Alabama swamp flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus louisianensis Thieret -- Louisiana flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks -- Great Plains flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus manimae Kunth -- smoothstem flatsedge, spectacular flatsedte 
                         Species Cyperus meyenianus Kunth -- Meyen's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus mutisii (Kunth) Griseb. -- mutis flatsedge, Mutis' flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus nanus Willd. -- Indian flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pavón -- black flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus ochraceus Vahl -- pond flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus odoratus L. -- fragrant flatsedge, rusty flat sedge 
                         Species Cyperus onerosus M.C. Johnston -- plains flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus ovatus Baldwin -- ovateleaf flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus owanii Boeckl. -- Owan's rush 
                         Species Cyperus oxylepis Nees ex Steud. -- sharpscale flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus pallidicolor (Kükenth.) G. Tucker -- pallid flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus papyrus L. -- papyrus 
                         Species Cyperus parishii Britt. -- Parish flatsedge, Parish's flatsedge, Parish's nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus pennatiformis Kükenth. -- coastal flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus phaeolepis Cherm. -- Madagascar flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus phleoides (Nees ex Kunth) Hbd. -- Molokai flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus pilosus Vahl -- fuzzy flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus planifolius L.C. Rich. -- flatleaf flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus plukenetii Fern. -- Plukenet's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. -- manyspike flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus prolifer Lam. -- dwarf papyrus, miniature flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus prolixus Kunth -- mosquito flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud. -- marsh flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus pumilus L. -- low flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus reflexus Vahl -- bentawn flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus refractus Engelm. ex Boeckl. -- reflexed flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus regiomontanus Britt. -- Monterey flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus retroflexus Buckl. -- one-flower flatsedge, oneflower flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. -- rough flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus retrorsus Chapman -- pine barren flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus rockii Kükenth. -- Kauai flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus rotundus L. -- chaguan humatag, cocograss, kili'o'opu, nutgrass, pakopako, purple nutsedge 
                         Species Cyperus sandwicensis Kükenth. -- cliffs flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus sanguindentus Vahl -- purpleglume flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus schweinitzii Torr. -- sand flat sedge, schweinitz flatsedge, Schweinitz's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus serotinus Rottb. -- tidalmarsh flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus seslerioides Kunth -- Texas flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus setigerus Torr. & Hook. -- lean flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus spectabilis Link -- spectacular flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb. -- roadside flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus sphaerolepis Boeckl. -- Rusby's flat sedge, Rusby's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus squarrosus L. -- awned flat sedge, bearded flatsedge, bearded nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus strigosus L. -- stawcolored flatsedge, strawcolor flatsedge, strawcolor nutgrass, strawcolored flatsedge, strawcolored nutgrass 
                         Species Cyperus surinamensis Rottb. -- tropical flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus swartzii (A. Dietr.) Boeckl. ex Kükenth. -- Swartz's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus tenerrimus Liebm. -- flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus tenuis Sw. -- crevice flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus tetragonus Ell. -- fourangle flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus thyrsiflorus Jungh. -- Southern flat sedge, southern flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus trachysanthos Hook. & Arn. -- Pu`uka`a, sticky flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus trinervis R. Br. -- Australian flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus unioloides R. Br. -- uniola flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus urbanii Boeckl. -- Urban's flatsedge 
                         Species Cyperus virens Michx. -- green flatsedge 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Cyperus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cyperus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cyperus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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