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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Cyperus difformis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | cyperus; cypress-grass; cypress grass; flat-sedge; flat sedge; flatsedge |
| Species common name(s) | variable flat-sedge; variable flat sedge; variable flatsedge; small-flowered cyperus; small flowered cyperus; small-flowered umbrella-sedge; small-flowered umbrella sedge; small-flowered umbrella-plant; small-flowered umbrella plant; small flowered umbrella plant; small-flowered umbrellaplant; small-flower flat-sedge; smallflower flat-sedge; smallflower flat sedge; smallflower flatsedge; small-flower umbrella-sedge; small-flower umbrella sedge; small flower umbrella sedge; smallflower umbrella sedge; small-flowered umbrella plant; small-flower umbrella-plant; small-flower umbrella plant; small flower umbrella plant; small-flower umbrellaplant; small flower umbrellaplant; smallflower umbrellaplant; one-arm sedge; redfoot flatsedge; annual weedy sedge; dirty Dora rice sedge; dirty-Dora; dirty Dora |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rice sedge is applied to multiple Cyperus taxa; nut-sedge, nut sedge, nutsedge, umbrella sedge, umbrella-sedge, umbrellasedge, variable sedge are applied to multiple Cyperaceae taxa; rice weed, umbrella-plant, umbrella plant, umbrellaplant, umbrella-grass, umbrella grass, nut grass, nut-grass, nutgrass, galingale are applied to taxa in multiple families |
