Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cyperus appendiculatus
Juncia, junco de agua, Swamp flatsedge, Alabama swamp flatsedge, rocket sedge
An elegant large sedge that grows in clumps. The rigid grass like leaves are grey-green. The flowers are brown and grouped in a round spike.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Species
appendiculatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cyperus ligularis L. (WFO, 2021)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- WFO (2021) World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/ WFO (2021): World Flora Online. Published on the Internet; http://www.worldfloraonline.org.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus appendiculatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18954. Accessed 4 November 2026.