Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus squarrosus L.
1679103 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1679103)
accepted
Species
Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill · unaccepted
Cyperus uncinatus R.Br. · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dichostylis aristatus (Rottb.) Palla · unaccepted
Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla · unaccepted
Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod. · unaccepted
Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees · unaccepted
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. graniticus P.D.Lowe
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. squarrosus L.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. congestus Benth. accepted as Cyperus squarrosus var. squarrosus L.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. cylindraceus Benth. accepted as Cyperus squarrosus var. squarrosus L.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. parvus Britton accepted as Cyperus odoratus L.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff accepted as Cyperus squarrosus L.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. stenocarpus F.Muell. accepted as Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. conglomeratus Rottb.
- Variety Cyperus squarrosus var. inflexus (Muhl.) Boeckeler (uncertain > unassessed)
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. II 6 1756 to Cent. Pl. II : 6 (1756), information provided...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. II 6 1756 to Cent. Pl. II : 6 (1756), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus squarrosus L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1679103 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.) Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 per oras utriusque insulae collegit et descripsit Robertus Brown; insertis passim aliis speciebus auctori hucusque cognitis, seu evulgatis, seu ineditis, praesertim Banksianis, in primo itinere navarchi Cook detectis. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-viii, 145-590 p., [1] h. ["Addenda"]. Londini [London]: typis Richardi Taylori et Scoii. Veneunt apud J. Johnson et Socios, in Caementerio Sancti Pauli., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6157371
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. II 6 1756 to Cent. Pl. II : 6 (1756), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dichostylis aristatus (Rottb.) Palla)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus squarrosus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_aristatus_NY11628_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla)
To The Plant List (from synonym Dichostylis aristatus (Rottb.) Palla)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus aristatus runyonii US3168283 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus squarrosus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_aristatus_NY11628_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus squarrosus var. runyonii (O'Neill) S.D.Jones & Wipff)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Pycreus squarrosus (L.) Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus uncinatus R.Br.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus intricatus (L.) Cufod.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Dichostylis squarrosa (L.) Palla)
To The Plant List (from synonym Dichostylis aristatus (Rottb.) Palla)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus aristatus runyonii US3168283 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus aristatus var. runyonii O'Neill)
