Cyperus luzulae(L.) Retz.

WFO wfo-0000377358 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. a Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-01-03 / obs. 110420776
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. b Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 10145837
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Diogo Luiz
fig. c Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 49832317
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. d Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 31072462
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. e Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 4551630
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Andrés Ramírez-Barrera
fig. f Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 35417518
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Andrés Ramírez-Barrera
fig. g Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 35426870
Cyperus luzulae, photographed by Jon Jorgensen
fig. h Jon Jorgensen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 136605302

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Native range 35 botanical countries

Regions where Cyperus luzulae is native: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. Mexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruSouthwest CaribbeanSurinameTrinidad-TobagoUruguayVenezuela BermudaLeeward Is.Windward Is.
Native distribution of Cyperus luzulae, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Belize BLZ
Bermuda BER
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Southwest Caribbean SWC
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Windward Is. WIN
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 23 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cyperus bangianus Gand.
  • Cyperus conoideus Rich.
  • Cyperus globulifer Link
  • Cyperus globuliferus Link
  • Cyperus globulosus Aubl.
  • Cyperus glomuliferus Schrad.
  • Cyperus guatemalensis Gand.
  • Cyperus hostmannii Steud.
  • Cyperus luzulae f. conoideus (Rich.) Nees
  • Cyperus luzulae f. pallidiflorens Kük.
  • Cyperus luzulae var. minor Boeckeler
  • Cyperus luzulae var. umbellulatus Britton
  • Cyperus polycephalus Lam.
  • Cyperus pseudosurinamensis Boeckeler
  • Cyperus sphaerostachys Link
  • Cyperus trinitatis Steud.
  • Eucyperus luzulae (L.) Rikli
  • Kyllinga polycephala (Lam.) Link
  • Kyllinga scirpina Rchb. ex Steud.
  • Mariscus parviflorus Nees
  • Mariscus polycephalus (Lam.) Link
  • Scirpus elegans Salisb.
  • Scirpus luzulae L.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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