Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cyperus odoratus
junco fragante, cuentas de Santa Elena, tuxpata, coyolillo, fragrant flat sedge, rusty flat sedge, slender nutsedge
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Species
odoratus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cyperus ferax Rich.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1974
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cyperus odoratus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=891. Accessed 3 November 2026.