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Cyperus aggregatus (Willd.) Endl.

Inflated-scale flat sedge

Cyperaceae 16 9 Observations

Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb.

Foxtail flat sedge

Cyperaceae 35 24 Observations

Cyperus alterniflorus R.Br.

 

Cyperaceae 2 2 Observations

Cyperus alternifolius L.

Umbrella sedge

Cyperaceae 808 647 Observations

Cyperus amabilis Vahl

Foothill flat sedge

Cyperaceae 4 1 Observation

Cyperus articulatus L.

Chintul

Cyperaceae 15 12 Observations

Cyperus capitatus Vand.

Capitate Galingale

Cyperaceae 214 126 Observations

Cyperus compressus L.

Poorland flat sedge

Cyperaceae 17 11 Observations

Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb.

 

Cyperaceae 20 11 Observations

Cyperus costaricensis Gómez-Laur.

 

Cyperaceae 11 2 Observations

Cyperus crassipes Vahl

 

Cyperaceae 11 3 Observations

Cyperus difformis L.

Dirty-Dora

Cyperaceae 77 47 Observations

Cyperus digitatus Roxb.

Digitate cyperus

Cyperaceae 1 1 Observation

Cyperus distans L.f.

Piedmont flatsedge

Cyperaceae 1 1 Observation

Cyperus dives Delile

Foxtail flatsedge

Cyperaceae 10 6 Observations

Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler

Woodrush flatsedge

Cyperaceae 5 2 Observations

Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Umbrella sedge

Cyperaceae 1,536 1,193 Observations

Cyperus esculentus L.

Yellow nutsedge

Cyperaceae 524 391 Observations

Cyperus exaltatus Retz.

 

Cyperaceae 2 1 Observation

Cyperus friburgensis Boeckeler

 

Cyperaceae 4 2 Observations

Cyperus fuscus L.

Brown flatsedge

Cyperaceae 213 121 Observations

Cyperus giganteus Vahl

Giant flat sedge

Cyperaceae 25 7 Observations

Cyperus glomeratus L.

 

Cyperaceae 19 9 Observations

Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh

Granite flatsedge

Cyperaceae 1 1 Observation

Cyperus haspan L.

Dwarf papyrus sedge

Cyperaceae 65 48 Observations

Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl.

Hermaphrodite flatsedge

Cyperaceae 3 2 Observations

Cyperus imbricatus Retz.

Shingle flat sedge

Cyperaceae 7 3 Observations

Cyperus incomtus Kunth

 

Cyperaceae 3 2 Observations

Cyperus involucratus Rottb.

Umbrella sedge

Cyperaceae 271 192 Observations

Cyperus iria L.

Umbrella sedge

Cyperaceae 32 24 Observations

Cyperus javanicus Houtt.

Javanese flatsedge

Cyperaceae 28 25 Observations

Cyperus kilimandscharicus Kük.

 

Cyperaceae 14 4 Observations

Cyperus laevigatus L.

Smooth flat sedge

Cyperaceae 21 12 Observations

Cyperus laxus Lam.

 

Cyperaceae 25 12 Observations

Cyperus ligularis L.

Swamp flat sedge

Cyperaceae 20 15 Observations

Cyperus longus L.

Sweet cyperus

Cyperaceae 300 179 Observations

Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks

Great Plains flatsedge

Cyperaceae 2 2 Observations

Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz.

Rush-like flatsedge

Cyperaceae 3 2 Observations

Cyperus meyenianus Kunth

Meyen's flatsedge

Cyperaceae 2 2 Observations

Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile

 

Cyperaceae 9 3 Observations

Cyperus microiria Steud.

Asian flatsedge

Cyperaceae 10 6 Observations

Cyperus miliifolius Poepp. & Kunth

 

Cyperaceae 8 2 Observations

Cyperus niveus Retz.

 

Cyperaceae 35 22 Observations

Cyperus ochraceus Vahl

Pond flatsedge

Cyperaceae 4 1 Observation

Cyperus odoratus L.

Calingale

Cyperaceae 57 35 Observations

Cyperus papyrus L.

Papyrus

Cyperaceae 1,017 886 Observations

Cyperus prolixus Kunth

Mosquito flat sedge

Cyperaceae 3 1 Observation

Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud.

Marsh flat sedge

Cyperaceae 2 2 Observations

Cyperus reflexus Vahl

Bentawn flatsedge

Cyperaceae 2 1 Observation

Cyperus regiomontanus Britton

 

Cyperaceae 5 1 Observation

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