Cyperus odoratus

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Fragrant flatsedge
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. odoratus
Binomial name
Cyperus odoratus
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Diclidium odoratum(L.) Schrad. ex Nees
  • Papyrus odorata(L.) Willd.
  • Papyrus odorata(L.) Kunth
  • Torulinium odoratum(L.) S.S.Hooper
  • Cyperus bracteolatusSteud.
  • Cyperus californicusS.Watson
  • Cyperus carruthiiAlph.Wood
  • Cyperus consociusSteud. ex Jard.
  • Cyperus cubanusLiebm.
  • Cyperus densiflorusG.Mey.
  • Cyperus distansG.Mey.
  • Cyperus eggersiiBoeckeler
  • Cyperus eggersii var. laticepsKük.
  • Cyperus engelmanniiSteud.
  • Cyperus erythrorhizusTorr.
  • Cyperus familiarisSteud.
  • Cyperus ferax var. bulbiferBarros
  • Cyperus ferax var. densiflorus(G.Mey.) Kük.
  • Cyperus ferax var. engelmannii(Steud.) Kük. ex Osten
  • Cyperus ferax subsp. engelmannii(Steud.) Kük.
  • Cyperus ferax var. maximiliani(Schrad. ex Nees) Boeckeler
  • Cyperus ferax var. novae-hannoverae(Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Cyperus ferax f. parvus(Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Cyperus ferax subsp. speciosus(Vahl) Kük.
  • Cyperus ferax var. squarrosus(Britton) Kük.
  • Cyperus feroxVahl
  • Cyperus ferruginescensBoeckeler
  • Cyperus flavicomusPursh
  • Cyperus flexuosusGriseb.
  • Cyperus fossarumLiebm.
  • Cyperus fossarumSchltdl.
  • Cyperus fragilisLiebm.
  • Cyperus granadinusLiebm.
  • Cyperus haenkeiJ.Presl & C.Presl
  • Cyperus hamiltoniiKunth
  • Cyperus horizontalisSteud.
  • Cyperus huarmensis(Kunth) M.C.Johnst.
  • Cyperus jubaeiflorusRudge
  • Cyperus laetus var. obtusiflorusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus lenticularisSteud.
  • Cyperus lomentaceusNees & Meyen ex Kunth
  • Cyperus longispicatusNorton
  • Cyperus lucidusKunth
  • Cyperus macrocephalus var. eggersii(Boeckeler) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter
  • Cyperus maximiliani(Schrad. ex Nees) Griseb.
  • Cyperus michauxianusSchult.
  • Cyperus multibracteatusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus multicepsHook. & Arn.
  • Cyperus nitidulusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus nortoniiA.Heller
  • Cyperus novae-hannoveraeBoeckeler
  • Cyperus odoratus var. attenuatusFosberg & Sachet
  • Cyperus odoratus var. curtispiculusFosberg & Sachet
  • Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii(Steud.) R.Carter, S.D.Jones & Wipff
  • Cyperus odoratus var. novae-hannoverae(Boeckeler) Fosberg & Sachet
  • Cyperus odoratus var. squarrosus(Britton) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter
  • Cyperus oerstediiLiebm.
  • Cyperus parvispiculatusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus parvusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus pennatusBoeckeler
  • Cyperus phleoidesSeem.
  • Cyperus poeoidesDesv.
  • Cyperus pohlianus(Nees) Kuntze
  • Cyperus prescottianusHook. & Arn.
  • Cyperus pseudostrigosusSteud.
  • Cyperus raiateensisJ.W.Moore
  • Cyperus raphiostachysLink
  • Cyperus reineckeiBoeckeler
  • Cyperus rufinusLiebm.
  • Cyperus sanctae-crucisLiebm.
  • Cyperus speciosusTorr.
  • Cyperus speciosusVahl
  • Cyperus speciosus var. ferruginescens(Boeckeler) Britton
  • Cyperus speciosus var. parvusBritton
  • Cyperus speciosus var. squarrosusBritton
  • Cyperus stellatusRudge
  • Cyperus tenuiorEngelm.
  • Cyperus vahliiBoeckeler
  • Cyperus virginicusJacq. ex Steud.
  • Diclidium auriculatumNees
  • Diclidium lenticulareSchrad. ex Nees
  • Diclidium lomentaceumNees
  • Diclidium maximilianiSchrad. ex Nees
  • Diclidium reinwardtiiSchrad. ex Nees
  • Diclidium uliginosumSchrad. ex Nees
  • Mariscus familiaris(Steud.) T.Koyama
  • Mariscus huarmensisKunth
  • Mariscus pohlianusNees
  • Mariscus rhaphiostachysLiebm.
  • Torulinium confertumDesv.
  • Torulinium eggersii(Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
  • Torulinium macrocephalum var. davidseiC.D.Adams
  • Torulinium macrocephalum var. eggersii(Boeckeler) C.D.Adams
  • Torulinium michauxianumC.B.Clarke

Cyperus odoratus is a species of sedge known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. This species is quite variable and may in fact be more than one species included under one name.

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Description

In general this is an annual plant approaching half a meter in height on average but known to grow much taller. It usually has some long, thin leaves around the base. The inflorescence is made up of one to several cylindrical spikes attached at a common point. Each of the spikes bears a large number of flat, oval-shaped spikelets. Each spikelet is usually light brown to reddish-brown and has a few to over 20 flowers. Each flower is covered by a tough, flat bract with a visible midvein. The fruit is a flat achene less than two millimeters long. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This plant can be found in much of the tropical and warm temperate world, including South, Central, and North America, Southeast Asia, some Pacific Islands, Australia, New Guinea, Madagascar, and central Africa. [1] [3] [4] It is a plant of wet, muddy areas, including disturbed and altered sites.

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