Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:45. 1753
Verified:
12/10/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
grasshopper's cyperus – rice flat sedge – umbrella sedge – Portuguese (Brazil)
junça – junquinho – tiririca – três-quinas –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Gauteng | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North-West | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Burkina Faso | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Gambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | n. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | Al Batinah North | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | throughout |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bangladesh | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | throughout |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | United States | Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sinaloa | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sonora | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Colima | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guerrero | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Michoacán de Ocampo | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Nayarit | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tabasco | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Society Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Belize | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria (n.), Senegal
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Gauteng, Limpopo, North-West]
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman [Al Batinah North]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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CHINA:
China (throughout)
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (throughout), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia]
Pacific
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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia, United States [Northern Mariana Islands]
Naturalized
Northern America
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, New York, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Pacific
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia [Society Islands]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico]
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:296. |
| Medicines | folklore | | Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):227. |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope |
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(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
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Accessed 24 April 2025.