957 Species of Genus Cyperus

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Cyperus: A World of Sedges

I’ve always been fascinated by the diversity of the plant world. From towering redwoods to delicate mosses, the sheer variety of forms and adaptations never ceases to amaze me. Lately, I’ve found myself drawn to a particular genus of plants – Cyperus. These aren’t your typical showy flowers or majestic trees. They’re sedges, often overlooked and dismissed as just another type of grass. But to me, they hold a unique charm.

The genus Cyperus is vast, encompassing an estimated 957 species. They’re found all over the world, thriving in both tropical and temperate zones. You’ll find them in wetlands, along riverbanks, and even in arid regions. This adaptability is a testament to their resilience and evolutionary success.

A Closer Look at Cyperus

What exactly makes a sedge a sedge? Well, there’s a handy botanist’s rhyme: “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes all the way to the ground.” This refers to the cross-section of the stem. In Cyperus, the stems are typically triangular, giving them that characteristic “edge.”

But beyond the technicalities, there’s a beauty to these plants. Their simple, unassuming forms have an elegance all their own. The leaves are often long and slender, radiating from the base of the plant or arranged in a distinctive umbrella-like whorl at the top of the stem. The flowers are small and inconspicuous, clustered in spikelets that range in color from greenish-brown to reddish-brown.

Species List

Cyperus abietinus (Goetgh.) Bauters
Cyperus absconditicoronatus Bauters, Reynders & Goetgh.
Cyperus acaulescens Reynders
Cyperus acholiensis Larridon
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook.
Cyperus acuticarinatus Kük.
Cyperus acutiusculus Lag.
Cyperus aethiops Welw. ex Ridl.
Cyperus affinis Roem. & Schult.
Cyperus africanus (S.S.Hooper) Reynders
Cyperus afro-occidentalis (Lye) Huygh
Cyperus afroalpinus Lye
Cyperus afrodunensis Lye
Cyperus afroechinatus Lye
Cyperus afromontanus Lye
Cyperus afropumilus (Lye) Lye
Cyperus afrorobustus Lye
Cyperus afrovaricus Lye
Cyperus aggregatus (Willd.) Endl.
Cyperus ajax C.B.Clarke
Cyperus alaticaulis R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon
Cyperus alatus (Nees) F.Muell.
Cyperus albescens (Steud.) Larridon & Govaerts
Cyperus albiceps Ridl.
Cyperus albogracilis (Lye) Lye
Cyperus albopilosus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus albopurpureus Cherm.
Cyperus albosanguineus Kük.
Cyperus albostriatus Schrad.
Cyperus albus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus algeriensis Väre & Kukkonen
Cyperus alleizettei (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus almensis D.A.Simpson
Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb.
Cyperus alterniflorus R.Br.
Cyperus alternifolius L.
Cyperus altochrysocephalus Lye
Cyperus altomicroglumis Lye
Cyperus altsonii Kük.
Cyperus alulatus J.Kern
Cyperus alvesii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus amabilis Vahl
Cyperus amauropus Steud.
Cyperus ampullaceus (J.Raynal) Bauters
Cyperus × amuricocompressus T.Koyama
Cyperus amuricus Maxim.
Cyperus anderssonii Boeckeler
Cyperus angolensis Boeckeler
Cyperus angustatus R.Br.
Cyperus anisitsii Kük.
Cyperus ankaizinensis Cherm.
Cyperus ankaratrensis Cherm.
Cyperus antillanus (Kük.) O’Neill
Cyperus appendiculatus (Brongn.) Kunth
Cyperus aquatilis R.Br.
Cyperus arenarius Retz.
Cyperus aristulatus (Coville) Bauters
Cyperus armstrongii Benth.
Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus arsenei O’Neill & Ben.Ayers
Cyperus articulatus L.
Cyperus aschenbornianus Boeckeler
Cyperus ascocapensis Bauters
Cyperus ascodensus Goetgh.
Cyperus ascofibrillosus Goetgh.
Cyperus ascohemisphaericus Goetgh.
Cyperus asconeglectus Goetgh.
Cyperus ascopinguis Goetgh.
Cyperus ascopusillus Goetgh.
Cyperus ascospinulosus Goetgh.
Cyperus ascotrigonus Goetgh.
Cyperus assimilis Steud.
Cyperus astartodes K.L.Wilson
Cyperus aster (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus aterrimus Hochst. ex Steud.
Cyperus atkinsonii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus atractocarpus Ridl.
Cyperus atriceps (Kük.) C.Archer & Goetgh.
Cyperus atrobrunneus Baker
Cyperus atronervatus Boeckeler
Cyperus atrorubidus (Nelmes) Raymond
Cyperus aucheri Jaub. & Spach
Cyperus auratus (Nees) Huygh
Cyperus aureoalatus Lye
Cyperus aureobrunneus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus aureospicatus Lock
Cyperus aureostramineus Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus aureovillosus (Lye) Lye
Cyperus auriculatus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth
Cyperus aurifer Cherm.
Cyperus austroafricanus C.Archer & Goetgh.
Cyperus austrochrysanthus Lye
Cyperus babakan Steud.
Cyperus bampsii Verloove & G.C.Tucker
Cyperus baobab Lye
Cyperus baoulensis Kük.
Cyperus baronii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus barrosianus Herter
Cyperus beentjei L.R.Gardner & O.Weber
Cyperus bellus Kunth
Cyperus benadirensis Chiov.
Cyperus beninensis (Samain, Reynders & Goetgh.) Huygh
Cyperus bernalii G.C.Tucker & Verloove
Cyperus bernieri Cherm.
Cyperus berroi (C.B.Clarke) Barros
Cyperus betafensis Cherm.
Cyperus betchei (Kük.) S.T.Blake
Cyperus beyrichii (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.
Cyperus bifax C.B.Clarke
Cyperus bifolius Lye
Cyperus bigibbosa Fosberg
Cyperus bipartitus Torr.
Cyperus blakeanus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus blastophorus (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus blatteri (McCann) Wad.Khan
Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud.
Cyperus blysmoides Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke
Cyperus bonariensis G.C.Tucker
Cyperus boreobellus Lye
Cyperus boreochrysocephalus Lye
Cyperus boreohemisphaericus Lye
Cyperus bowmanni F.Muell. ex Benth.
Cyperus bracheilema (Steud.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus brasiliensis (Kunth) Bauters
Cyperus breedlovei G.C.Tucker
Cyperus breviculmis R.Br.
Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahouss.
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.
Cyperus breviglumis Lye
Cyperus brumadoi D.A.Simpson
Cyperus brunneoalatus (Cherm.) Huygh
Cyperus brunneoalbus (Lye) Lye
Cyperus brunneofibrosus Lye
Cyperus brunnescens Boeckeler
Cyperus brunneus Sw.
Cyperus buchholzii Boeckeler
Cyperus bulbipes Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus bulbosus Vahl
Cyperus burkartii Guagl.
Cyperus byssaceus Pereira-Silva
Cyperus caducus Steud.
Cyperus caesius Boeckeler
Cyperus calderoniae S.González
Cyperus callistus Ridl.
Cyperus camagueyensis Britton
Cyperus camerunensis Lye
Cyperus camphoratus Liebm.
Cyperus cancellatus Ridl.
Cyperus cancrorum Cherm.
Cyperus canus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Endl.
Cyperus capillifolius A.Rich.
Cyperus capitatus Vand.
Cyperus cardosoi (Meneses) Huygh
Cyperus carinalaevis (Lye & Mesterházy) Huygh
Cyperus carinatus R.Br.
Cyperus cartilagineus (K.Schum.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus castaneobellus Lye
Cyperus castaneus Willd.
Cyperus cataphyllatus (Huygh & Schouppe) Huygh
Cyperus cataractarum (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. ex Engl.
Cyperus cearaensis Gross ex Kük.
Cyperus celans Kukkonen
Cyperus cellulosoreticulatus Boeckeler
Cyperus centralis K.L.Wilson
Cyperus cephalanthus Torr. & Hook.
Cyperus cephalotes Vahl
Cyperus ceylanicus T.Koyama
Cyperus chaetophyllus (Chiov.) Kük.
Cyperus chalaranthus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus chamaecephalus Cherm.
Cyperus chermezonianus Robyns & Tournay
Cyperus chermezonii Kük.
Cyperus chersinus (N.E.Br.) Kük.
Cyperus chevalieri Kük.
Cyperus chinsalensis Podlech
Cyperus chionocephalus (Chiov.) Chiov.
Cyperus chlorocephalus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus chlorotropis (Steud.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus chordorrhizus Chiov.
Cyperus chorisanthus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus chrysanthoides (Mtot.) Huygh
Cyperus chrysanthus Boeckeler
Cyperus chrysocephalus (K.Schum.) Kük.
Cyperus ciliatopilosus Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus ciliatus Jungh.
Cyperus cinereobrunneus Kük.
Cyperus clandestinus Steud.
Cyperus clarkei T.Cooke
Cyperus clarus S.T.Blake
Cyperus clavinux C.B.Clarke
Cyperus colchicus K.Koch
Cyperus columbiensis Palla
Cyperus colymbetes Kotschy & Peyr.
Cyperus commixtus Kük.
Cyperus comosipes Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus compactus Retz.
Cyperus compressiformis (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus compressus L.
Cyperus concinnus R.Br.
Cyperus confertus Sw.
Cyperus congensis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus congestus Vahl
Cyperus conglobatus Humb. ex Link
Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb.
Cyperus conicus (R.Br.) Boeckeler
Cyperus conservator-davidii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus consors C.B.Clarke
Cyperus constanzae Urb.
Cyperus constrictus (Goetgh.) Bauters
Cyperus controversus (Steud.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus coonoorensis Viji, Pandur., Deepu & G.C.Tucker
Cyperus coriifolius Boeckeler
Cyperus cornelii-ostenii Kük.
Cyperus correllii (T.Koyama) G.C.Tucker
Cyperus corymbosus Rottb.
Cyperus costaricensis Gómez-Laur.
Cyperus costatus Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus cracens K.L.Wilson
Cyperus crassicuspis (J.Raynal) Bauters
Cyperus crassipes Vahl
Cyperus cremeomariscus Lye
Cyperus crispulus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus cristulatus S.T.Blake
Cyperus croceus Vahl
Cyperus cruentus Rottb.
Cyperus crypsoides J.Kern
Cyperus cundudoensis Chiov.
Cyperus cunninghamii (C.B.Clarke) C.A.Gardner
Cyperus curvistylis J.Kern
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth
Cyperus cymulosus P.Willemet
Cyperus cyperinus (Retz.) Valck.Sur.
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze
Cyperus cyprius Post
Cyperus dactyliformis Boeckeler
Cyperus dactylotes Benth.
Cyperus davidsei G.C.Tucker
Cyperus × deamii O’Neill
Cyperus debilissimus Baker
Cyperus deciduus Boeckeler
Cyperus decompositus (R.Br.) F.Muell.
Cyperus decurvatus (C.B.Clarke) C.Archer & Goetgh.
Cyperus delavayi (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus demangei (J.Raynal) Lye
Cyperus densibulbosus Lye
Cyperus dentatus Torr.
Cyperus dentoniae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus denudatus L.f.
Cyperus derreilema Steud.
Cyperus diamantinus (D.A.Simpson) Govaerts
Cyperus diandrus Torr.
Cyperus diaphanus Schrad.
Cyperus dichromeniformis Kunth
Cyperus dichromus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus dichrostachyus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Cyperus dietrichiae Boeckeler
Cyperus difformis L.
Cyperus diffusus Vahl
Cyperus digitatus Roxb.
Cyperus dilatatus Schumach.
Cyperus dioicus I.M.Johnst.
Cyperus dipsaceus Liebm.
Cyperus dipsacoides (Schumach.) Bauters
Cyperus disjunctus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus distans L.f.
Cyperus distichus (Merxm. & Czech) Bauters
Cyperus distinctus Steud.
Cyperus diurensis Boeckeler
Cyperus dives Delile
Cyperus divulsus Ridl.
Cyperus diwakarii Wad.Khan & Solanke
Cyperus drakensbergensis (Vorster) Govaerts
Cyperus dregeanus Kunth
Cyperus drummondii Torr. & Hook.
Cyperus dubius Rottb.
Cyperus duclouxii E.G.Camus
Cyperus dunensis (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus duripes I.M.Johnst.
Cyperus durus Kunth
Cyperus dwarkensis K.C.Sahni & H.B.Naithani
Cyperus eboracensis R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon
Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph.Wood
Cyperus echinus (J.Raynal) Bauters
Cyperus eglobosus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus ekmanii Kük.
Cyperus elatus L.
Cyperus elegans L.
Cyperus elegantulus Steud.
Cyperus elephantinus (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke
Cyperus endlichii Kük.
Cyperus enervis R.Br.
Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler
Cyperus ephemerus Kukkonen & Väre
Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus eremicus Kukkonen
Cyperus erinaceus (Ridl.) Kük.
Cyperus eriocauloides (Steud.) Bauters
Cyperus erythrocephalus (S.S.Hooper) Bauters
Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.
Cyperus esculentus L.
Cyperus exaltatus Retz.
Cyperus excurrens J.R.Carter & P.D.Lowe
Cyperus eximius (C.B.Clarke) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus expansus Poir.
Cyperus falcatus Ehrenb. ex Boeckeler
Cyperus fastigiatus Rottb.
Cyperus fauriei Kük.
Cyperus feani F.Br.
Cyperus fedoniae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus felicis (J.Raynal) Lye
Cyperus felipponei Kük.
Cyperus fendlerianus Boeckeler
Cyperus ferax Rich.
Cyperus ferrugineoviridis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus fertilis Boeckeler
Cyperus filicinus Vahl
Cyperus filiculmis Vahl
Cyperus filifolius Willd. ex Kunth
Cyperus filiformis Sw.
Cyperus filipes Benth.
Cyperus fischerianus G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich.
Cyperus fissus Steud.
Cyperus flaccidus R.Br.
Cyperus flavescens L.
Cyperus flavidus Retz.
Cyperus flavoculmis Lye
Cyperus floribundus (Kük.) R.Carter & S.D.Jones
Cyperus floridanus Britton
Cyperus foliaceus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus fontinalis (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus forskalianus Väre & Kukkonen
Cyperus fraternus Kunth
Cyperus fucosus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus fugax Liebm.
Cyperus fuligineus Chapm.
Cyperus fulvoalbescens T.Koyama
Cyperus fulvus R.Br.
Cyperus fuscescens Willd. ex Link
Cyperus fuscovaginatus Kük.
Cyperus fuscus L.
Cyperus gardneri Nees
Cyperus gayi (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus giganteus Vahl
Cyperus gigantobulbes Lye
Cyperus gilesii Benth.
Cyperus glaber L.
Cyperus glaucophyllus Boeckeler
Cyperus glomeratus L.
Cyperus gonzaleziae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus gossweileri Kük.
Cyperus graciliculmis Lye
Cyperus gracilis R.Br.
Cyperus gracillimus (Chiov.) Kük.
Cyperus grammicus Kunze ex Kunth
Cyperus granatensis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus grandibulbosus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus grandifolius Andersson
Cyperus grandis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus grandisimplex C.B.Clarke
Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh
Cyperus grayi Torr.
Cyperus grayioides Mohlenbr.
Cyperus grossianus Pedersen
Cyperus guatemalensis Steud.
Cyperus gubanii Väre & Kukkonen
Cyperus guianensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus gunnii Hook.f.
Cyperus gymnocaulos Steud.
Cyperus gypsophilus Lye
Cyperus haematocephalus Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
Cyperus hainanensis (Chun & F.C.How) G.C.Tucker
Cyperus hakonensis Franch. & Sav.
Cyperus hamulosus M.Bieb.
Cyperus harrisii Kük.
Cyperus haspan L.
Cyperus hayesii (C.B.Clarke) Standl.
Cyperus helferi Boeckeler
Cyperus hemidrummondii Goetgh.
Cyperus hemioccidentalis Goetgh.
Cyperus hemisphaericus Boeckeler
Cyperus hensii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl.
Cyperus hesperius K.L.Wilson
Cyperus heterocladus Baker
Cyperus hieronymi Boeckeler
Cyperus hilairenus Steud.
Cyperus hilgendorfianus Boeckeler
Cyperus hillebrandii Boeckeler
Cyperus hirtellus (Chiov.) Kük.
Cyperus holoschoenus R.Br.
Cyperus holostigma C.B.Clarke ex Schweinf.
Cyperus holstii Kük.
Cyperus hooperae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
Cyperus houghtonii Torr.
Cyperus humilis Kunth
Cyperus hyalinus Vahl
Cyperus hypochlorus Hillebr.
Cyperus hypopitys G.C.Tucker
Cyperus hystricinus Fernald
Cyperus hystricoides (B.Nord.) Bauters
Cyperus imbecillis R.Br.
Cyperus imbricatus Retz.
Cyperus impolitus Kunth
Cyperus impubes Steud.
Cyperus inaequalis P.Willemet
Cyperus inauratus (Nees ex Boeckeler) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus incompressus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus incomtus Kunth
Cyperus indecorus Kunth
Cyperus infucatus Kunth
Cyperus inops C.B.Clarke
Cyperus inselbergensis Lye
Cyperus × insidiosus Cherm.
Cyperus insularis Heenan & de Lange
Cyperus intactus Vahl
Cyperus intricatus Schrad.
Cyperus iria L.
Cyperus isabellinus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus ischnos Schltdl.
Cyperus isolepis (Nees) Bauters
Cyperus ivohibensis (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus ixiocarpus F.Muell.
Cyperus jaeggii Boeckeler
Cyperus javanicus Houtt.
Cyperus jeminicus Rottb.
Cyperus juncelliformis Peter & Kük.
Cyperus kabarensis Cherm.
Cyperus kaessneri C.B.Clarke
Cyperus kamtschaticus (Meinsh.) Yonek.
Cyperus kanarensis (V.P.Prasad & N.P.Singh) V.P.Prasad & Govaerts
Cyperus kappleri Hochst. ex Steud.
Cyperus karisimbiensis (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus karlschumannii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus karthikeyanii Wad.Khan & Lakshmin.
Cyperus kernii (Raymond) Bauters
Cyperus kerstenii Boeckeler
Cyperus kibweanus J.Duvign.
Cyperus kilianii (Muasya & D.A.Simpson) Lye
Cyperus kilimandscharicus Kük.
Cyperus kipasensis Cherm.
Cyperus kituiensis Muasya
Cyperus koyaliensis Cherm.
Cyperus kurzii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus kwaleensis Lye
Cyperus kyllingiella Larridon
Cyperus kyllingiformis Lye
Cyperus lacunosus Griseb.
Cyperus lacustris Schrad. ex Nees
Cyperus laeteflorens (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus laetus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus laevigatus L.
Cyperus laevis R.Br.
Cyperus lancastriensis Porter
Cyperus lanceolatus Poir.
Cyperus lateriticus J.Raynal
Cyperus latifolius Poir.
Cyperus latzii K.L.Wilson
Cyperus laxespicatus Kük.
Cyperus laxiflorus Poir.
Cyperus laxus Lam.
Cyperus lecontei Torr. ex Steud.
Cyperus lehmannii (Nees) F.Muell.
Cyperus leiocaulon Benth.
Cyperus lentiginosus Millsp. & Chase
Cyperus leptocarpus (F.Muell.) Bauters
Cyperus leptocladus Kunth
Cyperus leptorhachis Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus leucaspis (J.Raynal) Bauters
Cyperus leucocephalus Retz.
Cyperus lhotskyanus Beck
Cyperus ligularis L.
Cyperus limiticola Larridon & Reynders
Cyperus limosus Maxim.
Cyperus linearispiculatus T.L.Dai
Cyperus lipoater Goetgh.
Cyperus lipocarphioides (Kük.) Lye
Cyperus lipocomosus Goetgh.
Cyperus lipofiliformis Goetgh.
Cyperus lipomexicanus Goetgh.
Cyperus lipomonostachyus Goetgh.
Cyperus lipopygmaeus Goetgh.
Cyperus liporobinsonii Goetgh.
Cyperus lipothermalis Goetgh.
Cyperus longi-involucratus Lye
Cyperus longiculmis Pereira-Silva, Hefler & R.Trevis.
Cyperus longifolius Poir.
Cyperus longispicula Muasya & D.A.Simpson
Cyperus longistylus Kük.
Cyperus longivaginans Kük.
Cyperus longus L.
Cyperus lucidus R.Br.
Cyperus luerssenii Boeckeler
Cyperus lundellii O’Neill
Cyperus lupulinus (Biehler) Marcks
Cyperus luteostramineus Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus luteus Boeckeler
Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz.
Cyperus macer C.B.Clarke
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeckeler
Cyperus macropachycephalus Goetgh.
Cyperus macrophyllus (Brongn.) Boeckeler
Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees
Cyperus macrostachyos Lam.
Cyperus maculatus Boeckeler
Cyperus maderaspatanus Willd.
Cyperus mahadevanii (Govind.) V.P.Prasad & Govaerts
Cyperus majestuosus (P.A.Duvign. & G.Léonard) Bauters
Cyperus malabaricus (C.B.Clarke) T.Cooke
Cyperus malaccensis Lam.
Cyperus malawicus (J.Raynal) Lye
Cyperus mangorensis Cherm.
Cyperus manimae Kunth
Cyperus mapanioides C.B.Clarke
Cyperus maranguensis K.Schum.
Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl
Cyperus marginatus Thunb.
Cyperus marlothii Boeckeler
Cyperus marojejyensis Bosser
Cyperus marquisensis F.Br.
Cyperus matagoroensis Muasya & D.A.Simpson
Cyperus matudae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus mauretaniensis Väre & Kukkonen
Cyperus mbitheanus (Muasya) Huygh
Cyperus medusaeus Chiov.
Cyperus meeboldii Kük.
Cyperus megalanthus (Kük.) G.C.Tucker
Cyperus meistostylus S.T.Blake
Cyperus melanacme (Nelmes) Raymond
Cyperus melanospermus (Nees) Valck.Sur.
Cyperus melanostachyus Kunth
Cyperus melas Ridl.
Cyperus membranaceus Vahl
Cyperus meridionalis Barros
Cyperus × mesochorus Geise
Cyperus metallorum (P.A.Duvign. & G.Léonard) Bauters
Cyperus metzii (Hochst. ex Steud.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus meyenianus Kunth
Cyperus meyerianus Kunth
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile
Cyperus michoacanensis Britton ex C.B.Clarke
Cyperus micrantherus Cherm.
Cyperus microaureus Lye
Cyperus microbolbos C.B.Clarke
Cyperus microbracteatus (Lye) Lye
Cyperus microbrunneus G.C.Tucker
Cyperus microbulbosus (Lye) Lye
Cyperus microcephalus R.Br.
Cyperus microcristatus Lye
Cyperus microglumis D.A.Simpson
Cyperus microiria Steud.
Cyperus micromariscus Lye
Cyperus micromedusaeus Lye
Cyperus micromelas (Lye) Lye
Cyperus micropelophilus Lye
Cyperus microstylus (C.B.Clarke) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus microumbellatus Lye
Cyperus miliifolius Poepp. & Kunth
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh
Cyperus mirus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus mitis Steud.
Cyperus mogadoxensis Chiov.
Cyperus molliglumis Cherm.
Cyperus mollipes (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum.
Cyperus monoflorus Lye
Cyperus monospermus (S.M.Huang) G.C.Tucker
Cyperus mortonii (S.S.Hooper) Lye
Cyperus moutona F.Br.
Cyperus mudugensis D.A.Simpson
Cyperus multinervatus Bosser
Cyperus multispicatus Boeckeler
Cyperus multispiceus R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon
Cyperus mundii (Nees) Kunth
Cyperus mundulus Kunth
Cyperus muniziae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus munnarensis V.P.Prasad & Govaerts
Cyperus mutisii (Kunth) Andersson
Cyperus mwinilungensis Podlech
Cyperus myrmecias Ridl.
Cyperus nanellus Tang & F.T.Wang
Cyperus nanus Willd.
Cyperus natalensis Hochst. ex C.Krauss
Cyperus nayaritensis G.C.Tucker
Cyperus nduru Cherm.
Cyperus nemoralis Cherm.
Cyperus neobarteri T.Koyama
Cyperus neochinensis (Tang & F.T.Wang) Bauters
Cyperus neoguinensis Kük.
Cyperus neokunthianus Kük.
Cyperus neotropicalis Alain
Cyperus neourbanii Kük.
Cyperus nervosostriatus Turrill
Cyperus nervulosus (Kük.) S.T.Blake
Cyperus ngothe (Mtot.) Huygh
Cyperus niederleinianus Boeckeler
Cyperus nigricans Steud.
Cyperus nigriceps Huygh
Cyperus nigripes (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus nigrofuscus T.L.Dai
Cyperus niigatensis Ohwi
Cyperus nipponicus Franch. & Sav.
Cyperus nitidus Lam.
Cyperus niveoides C.B.Clarke
Cyperus niveus Retz.
Cyperus noeanus Boiss.
Cyperus nubicus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus nudiceps (C.B.Clarke ex Standl.) O’Neill
Cyperus nuerensis Boeckeler
Cyperus nutans Vahl
Cyperus nyasensis (Podlech) Lye
Cyperus nyererei Lye
Cyperus nyikanus Govaerts
Cyperus oakfortensis Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
Cyperus obbiadensis Chiov.
Cyperus oblongoincrassatus Kük.
Cyperus obtusatus (J.Presl & C.Presl) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus obtusus P.Willemet
Cyperus ochraceus Vahl
Cyperus odoratus L.
Cyperus ohwii Kük.
Cyperus okavangensis (Podlech) Reynders
Cyperus onerosus M.C.Johnst.
Cyperus orgadophilus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus ornatus R.Br.
Cyperus orthostachyus Franch. & Sav.
Cyperus ossicaulis Lye
Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
Cyperus owanii Boeckeler
Cyperus oxycarpus S.T.Blake
Cyperus oxylepis Nees ex Steud.
Cyperus pachycephalus J.Kern
Cyperus pachyrhizus Nees
Cyperus pachystylus (Kük.) Kük.
Cyperus pacificus (Ohwi) Ohwi
Cyperus pagotii (J.Raynal) Lye
Cyperus palianparaiensis Govind.
Cyperus pallidicolor (Kük.) G.C.Tucker
Cyperus pallidiviridis T.Koyama
Cyperus palmatus (Lye) C.Archer & Goetgh.
Cyperus panamensis (C.B.Clarke) Britton ex Standl.
Cyperus pandanophyllum C.B.Clarke
Cyperus pangorei Rottb.
Cyperus paniceus (Rottb.) Boeckeler
Cyperus pannonicus Jacq.
Cyperus paolii Chiov.
Cyperus papyrus L.
Cyperus paramoensis G.C.Tucker
Cyperus parishii Britton
Cyperus pauper Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Cyperus pearcei C.B.Clarke
Cyperus pectinatus Vahl
Cyperus pedunculatus (R.Br.) J.Kern
Cyperus pedunculosus F.Muell.
Cyperus pelophilus Ridl.
Cyperus pendulus Cherm.
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük.
Cyperus pennellii O’Neill & Ben.Ayers
Cyperus penzoanus Pic.Serm.
Cyperus perangustus S.T.Blake
Cyperus perennis (M.E.Jones) O’Neill
Cyperus perrieri (Cherm.) Hoenselaar
Cyperus perspicuus (S.S.Hooper) Bauters
Cyperus persquarrosus T.Koyama
Cyperus pertenuis Roxb.
Cyperus pervillei Boeckeler
Cyperus peteri Kük.
Cyperus phaeolepis Cherm.
Cyperus phillipsiae (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus phleoides (Nees ex Kunth) H.Mann
Cyperus picardae Boeckeler
Cyperus pilosulus (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. ex Kük.
Cyperus pilosus Vahl
Cyperus pinetorum Britton
Cyperus planifolius Rich.
Cyperus plantaginifolius Cherm.
Cyperus plateilema (Steud.) Kük.
Cyperus platycaulis Baker
Cyperus platyphyllus Roem. & Schult.
Cyperus platystylis R.Br.
Cyperus plukenetii Fernald
Cyperus pluricephalus Lye
Cyperus plurinervosus Bodard
Cyperus podocarpus Boeckeler
Cyperus poecilus C.B.Clarke
Cyperus poeppigii Kunth
Cyperus pohlii (Nees) Steud.
Cyperus poikilostachys (Nelmes) Reynders
Cyperus polyanthelus Govind.
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Cyperus portae-tartari K.L.Wilson
Cyperus potiguar A.R.O.Ribeiro, M.Alves & R.C.Oliveira
Cyperus praealtus Kük.
Cyperus praemorsus Boeckeler
Cyperus pratensis Boeckeler
Cyperus pratorum Korotky
Cyperus prieurianus (Steud.) T.Koyama
Cyperus procerus Rottb.
Cyperus prolifer Lam.
Cyperus prolixus Kunth
Cyperus proteus (Welw.) Bauters
Cyperus psammophilus Cherm.
Cyperus pseuderemicus Kukkonen & Väre
Cyperus pseudobrunneus (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus pseudobulbosus (Mtot.) Lye
Cyperus pseudodiaphanus (S.S.Hooper) Lye
Cyperus pseudodistans Uittien
Cyperus pseudoflavus (Kük.) Lock
Cyperus pseudohildebrandtii Kük.
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kük.
Cyperus pseudopeteri (Goetgh.) Bauters
Cyperus pseudopetiolatus G.C.Tucker
Cyperus pseudopilosus (C.B.Clarke) Govaerts
Cyperus pseudosomaliensis Kük.
Cyperus pseudothyrsiflorus (Kük.) R.Carter & S.D.Jones
Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud.
Cyperus pseudovestitus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus pubens Kük.
Cyperus pulchellus R.Br.
Cyperus pulcher Thunb.
Cyperus pulcherrimus Willd. ex Kunth
Cyperus pulguerensis M.T.Strong
Cyperus pulicaris Kük.
Cyperus pumilus L.
Cyperus puncticulatus Vahl
Cyperus purpureoluteus (Ridl.) Bauters
Cyperus purpureoviridis Lye
Cyperus pustulatus Vahl
Cyperus pycnostachyus (Kunth) Kunth
Cyperus pyramidalis (Govind.) V.P.Prasad & Govaerts
Cyperus pyrotechnicus Lock
Cyperus radians Nees & Meyen ex Kunth
Cyperus ramosus (Benth.) Kük.
Cyperus rapensis F.Br.
Cyperus raynalianus (Govind.) Bauters
Cyperus recurvispicatus Lye
Cyperus reddyi (S.S.Hooper) Bauters
Cyperus redolens Maury ex Micheli
Cyperus reduncus Hochst. ex Boeckeler
Cyperus reflexus Vahl
Cyperus refractus Engelm. ex Boeckeler
Cyperus regiomontanus Britton
Cyperus rehmii Merxm.
Cyperus remotiflorus Kük.
Cyperus remotispicatus S.S.Hooper
Cyperus remotus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus renschii Boeckeler
Cyperus retroflexus Buckley
Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr.
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
Cyperus rheophyticus Lye
Cyperus rhizomafragilis (Lye) Lye
Cyperus rhizomatosus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus rhynchosporoides Kük.
Cyperus richardii Steud.
Cyperus ridleyi Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus rigens J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus rigidellus (Benth.) J.M.Black
Cyperus rigidifolius Steud.
Cyperus robinsonianus (Mtot.) Lye
Cyperus rockii Kük.
Cyperus rohlfsii Boeckeler
Cyperus rosattii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus rotundus L.
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl
Cyperus rubidomontanus (Browning) Larridon
Cyperus rubriglumosus Govind.
Cyperus rufostriatus C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.
Cyperus rukwanus Huygh
Cyperus rupestris Kunth
Cyperus rupicola S.T.Blake
Cyperus ruwenzoriensis (C.B.Clarke) Huygh
Cyperus salzmannianus (Steud.) Bauters
Cyperus sandwicensis Kük.
Cyperus sanguineoater Boeckeler
Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl
Cyperus sartorii Kük.
Cyperus scaber (R.Br.) Boeckeler
Cyperus scabricaulis Lye
Cyperus scaettae (Cherm.) Reynders
Cyperus scariosus R.Br.
Cyperus schaffneri Boeckeler
Cyperus schimperianus Steud.
Cyperus schinzii Boeckeler
Cyperus schlechteri C.B.Clarke
Cyperus schomburgkianus Nees
Cyperus schomburgkii (Friedl.) Bauters
Cyperus schweinfurthii (Chiov.) Kük.
Cyperus schweinitzii Torr.
Cyperus sciaphilus Cherm.
Cyperus scleropodus Chiov.
Cyperus scott-elliotii Govaerts
Cyperus sculptus S.T.Blake
Cyperus secubans K.L.Wilson
Cyperus seemannianus Boeckeler
Cyperus sellowianus (Kunth) T.Koyama
Cyperus semifertilis S.T.Blake
Cyperus semiochraceus Boeckeler
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad.
Cyperus senegalensis (C.B.Clarke) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus sensilis Baijnath
Cyperus serotinus Rottb.
Cyperus serratangulus (Peter & Kük.) Huygh
Cyperus seslerioides Kunth
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus setiformis Korsh.
Cyperus setigerus Torr. & Hook.
Cyperus sexangularis Nees
Cyperus sexflorus R.Br.
Cyperus sharonensis Danin & Kukkonen
Cyperus sharpei R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon
Cyperus shepherdii G.C.Tucker & Gandhi
Cyperus siamensis (C.B.Clarke) Bauters
Cyperus sieberianus Spreng.
Cyperus sikkimensis Kük.
Cyperus silletensis Nees
Cyperus simaoensis Y.Y.Qian
Cyperus simplex Kunth
Cyperus simpsonii (Muasya) Larridon
Cyperus smithianus Ridl.
Cyperus solidifolius Boeckeler
Cyperus solidus Kunth
Cyperus somalidunensis Lye
Cyperus somaliensis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus songeensis (Lye) Lye
Cyperus soongoricus Kar. & Kir.
Cyperus sordidus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus soyauxii Boeckeler
Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb.
Cyperus sphaerocephalus Vahl
Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans
Cyperus sphaerolepis Boeckeler
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad.
Cyperus spicigerus Vahl
Cyperus splendens (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus sporobolus R.Br.
Cyperus squarrosulus (Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus squarrosus L.
Cyperus steadii Kük.
Cyperus stenophyllus Valck.Sur.
Cyperus stergiosii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus steudneri (Boeckeler) Larridon
Cyperus stewartii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus stoloniferus Retz.
Cyperus stradbrokensis Domin
Cyperus stramineoferrugineus Kük.
Cyperus strigosus L.
Cyperus strongii G.C.Tucker & Gandhi
Cyperus stroudii Alan Gray & G.L.Stott
Cyperus subaequalis Baker
Cyperus subbadius Kük.
Cyperus subcaracasanus Kük.
Cyperus subcastaneus D.A.Simpson
Cyperus subfuscus Debeaux
Cyperus sublaevicarinatus Mattf. & Kük.
Cyperus sublimis (C.B.Clarke) Dandy
Cyperus submicrolepis Kük.
Cyperus subpapuanus Kük.
Cyperus subparadoxus Kük.
Cyperus subsquarrosus (Muhl.) Bauters
Cyperus substramineus Kük.
Cyperus subtenax Kük.
Cyperus subtenuis (Kük.) M.T.Strong
Cyperus subtilis (Kük.) Väre & Kukkonen
Cyperus subtrigonus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus subulatus R.Br.
Cyperus sulcinux C.B.Clarke
Cyperus surinamensis Rottb.
Cyperus svensonii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus swartzii (A.Dietr.) Boeckeler ex Kük.
Cyperus sylvestris Ridl.
Cyperus szechuanensis T.Koyama
Cyperus tabina Steud. ex Boeckeler
Cyperus tabularis Schrad.
Cyperus tacnensis Nees & Meyen
Cyperus tanyphyllus Ridl.
Cyperus tanzaniae (Lye) Lye
Cyperus tatandaensis Muasya & D.A.Simpson
Cyperus tempeae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus tenax Boeckeler
Cyperus tenerrimus J.Presl & C.Presl
Cyperus tenuiculmis Boeckeler
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
Cyperus tenuis Sw.
Cyperus tenuispica Steud.
Cyperus tenuispiculatus Boeckeler
Cyperus testui (Cherm.) Reynders
Cyperus tetracarpus Boeckeler
Cyperus tetragonus Elliott
Cyperus tetraphyllus R.Br.
Cyperus thomasii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus thomensis (C.B.Clarke) Marais
Cyperus thomsonii Boeckeler
Cyperus thorelii E.G.Camus
Cyperus thorncroftii McClean
Cyperus thunbergii Vahl
Cyperus thyrsiflorus Jungh.
Cyperus tibialis (Poit. ex Ledeb.) Govaerts
Cyperus tisserantioides (Mtot.) Lye
Cyperus tomaiophyllus K.Schum.
Cyperus tonkinensis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus trachysanthos Hook. & Arn.
Cyperus trailii C.B.Clarke
Cyperus trialatus (Boeckeler) J.Kern
Cyperus trichodes Griseb.
Cyperus trigonellus Suess.
Cyperus trigynus Spreng.
Cyperus trinervis R.Br.
Cyperus trisulcus D.Don
Cyperus tuberosus Rottb.
Cyperus tuckerianus Pereira-Silva, Hefler & R.Trevis.
Cyperus × turbatus Baijnath
Cyperus turrialbanus Gómez-Laur.
Cyperus turrillii Kük.
Cyperus tweediei C.B.Clarke
Cyperus ugogensis Peter & Kük.
Cyperus uitenhagensis (Steud.) C.Archer & Goetgh.
Cyperus uncinulatus Schrad. ex Nees
Cyperus undulatus Kük.
Cyperus unicolor Boeckeler
Cyperus unifolius Boeckeler
Cyperus unioloides R.Br.
Cyperus unispicatus Bauters, Reynders & Goetgh.
Cyperus urbani Boeckeler
Cyperus usitatus Burch.
Cyperus ustulatus A.Rich.
Cyperus vaginatus R.Br.
Cyperus valiae Pereira-Silva, Hefler & R.Trevis.
Cyperus vandervekenii Reynders, Dhooge & Goetgh.
Cyperus varicus (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük.
Cyperus vatkeanus (Boeckeler) Goetgh.
Cyperus ventricosus R.Br.
Cyperus vestitus Hochst. ex C.Krauss
Cyperus vicky-martiniae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus victoriensis C.B.Clarke
Cyperus virens Michx.
Cyperus viscidulus K.L.Wilson
Cyperus volckmannii Phil.
Cyperus volkielloides Muasya & Vollesen
Cyperus volodia Cherm.
Cyperus vorsteri K.L.Wilson
Cyperus waillyi (Cherm.) Lye
Cyperus wallichianus Spreng.
Cyperus welwitschii (Ridl.) Lye
Cyperus whitmeei (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus wilburii G.C.Tucker
Cyperus wissmannii O.Schwartz
Cyperus xantholepis (Nelmes) Lye
Cyperus xanthostachyus Steud.
Cyperus xerophilus Cherm.
Cyperus yadavii Wad.Khan, D.P.Chavan & Solanke
Cyperus zikae G.C.Tucker
Cyperus zollingeri Steud.
Cyperus zollingerioides C.B.Clarke
Cyperus zonatissimus Kük.
Cyperus zonatus Kük.

The Appeal of Simplicity

In a world that often seems obsessed with flashy displays and extravagant beauty, there’s something refreshing about the understated elegance of Cyperus. These plants don’t demand attention, yet they possess a quiet dignity that draws me in.

Perhaps it’s their resilience, their ability to thrive in diverse environments. Or maybe it’s their simple, uncluttered forms that offer a sense of calm and tranquility. Whatever the reason, I find myself increasingly captivated by these often-overlooked members of the plant kingdom.

As I continue to explore the world of Cyperus, I’m excited to learn more about their unique characteristics and ecological roles. These plants may not be the stars of the botanical world, but they play a vital role in their respective ecosystems. And for me, they offer a reminder that beauty can be found in the simplest of things.

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