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Cyperus odoratus
Also called Rusty Flatsedge, Calingale, Fragrant Cyperus, Fragrant Umbrella Sedge, Scented Flatsedge, Fragrant Flat Sedge, Rusty Flat Sedge
In Singapore: Fragrant Flatsedge, Rusty Flatsedge, Flat Sedge (Naturalised in Singapore)
Fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus) is an annual sedge of wet, muddy ground in warm regions, usually around half a meter tall. The species is variable and may include more than one species under one name.
Cyperus odoratus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. It has a pantropical distribution that extends into the temperate regions of North and South America. The species is quite variable and may in fact be more than one species included under a single name.
Cyperus odoratus sensu lato is 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. It is a plant of wet, muddy areas, including disturbed and altered sites. Cyperus odoratus subsp. transcaucasicus is native to Iran, Iraq, and the South Caucasus.
Tapertip flatsedge · Umbrella Sedge · Jointed flatsedge · Slender flatsedge · Mullumbimby Couch · Cyperus bulbosus · Variable flatsedge · Piedmont flatsedge · Globe flatsedge · Tall flatsedge · Yellow nutsedge · Haspan flatsedge
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus odoratus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
