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Cyperus difformis
Variable Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus difformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Clemens, M.S.
- Collector number
- 10655
- Locality
- Vicinity of Kajabit Mission
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Pyle, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyperus difformis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,242 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Arrow Wood Rd, Waxahachie, TX, US
(c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Hillcrest, Jacksonville, FL, USA
(c) Patrick Belk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
807台灣高雄市三民區, 雙湖森林公園
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
2V36+GX, Shyampura, Rajasthan 325003, India
(c) Meghna Medhi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Turkey Thicket Dr, Gaithersburg, MD, US
(c) Elizabeth Axley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus difformis. BISH 747457. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956650487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/747457.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956650487 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026