Taxon:  Cyperus pilosus Vahl



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
447247
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:354.  1805
Verified:
12/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:279.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  7. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  8. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  11. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  13. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfuzzy flat sedge  1Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Japanese Rōmajioni-gayatsuri  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walesn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.), Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  5. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  6. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  7. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:279.
Environmentalsoil improver Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:279.
Weed  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447247. Accessed 15 April 2026.