Cyperus odoratus

Fragrant flatsedge
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. odoratus
Binomial name
	Cyperus odoratus; L.
Synonyms
	Cyperus odoratus Diclidium odoratum (L.) Schrad. ex Nees ; Papyrus odorata (L.) Willd. ; Papyrus odorata (L.) Kunth ; Torulinium odoratum (L.) S.S.Hooper ; ; C. o. subsp. odoratus Cyperus bracteolatus Steud. ; Cyperus californicus S.Watson ; Cyperus carruthii Alph.Wood ; Cyperus consocius Steud. ex Jard. ; Cyperus cubanus Liebm. ; Cyperus densiflorus G.Mey. ; Cyperus distans G.Mey., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus eggersii Boeckeler ; Cyperus eggersii var. laticeps Kük. ; Cyperus engelmannii Steud. ; Cyperus erythrorhizus Torr. ; Cyperus familiaris Steud. ; Cyperus ferax var. bulbifer Barros ; Cyperus ferax var. densiflorus (G.Mey.) Kük. ; Cyperus ferax var. engelmannii (Steud.) Kük. ex Osten ; Cyperus ferax subsp. engelmannii (Steud.) Kük. ; Cyperus ferax var. maximiliani (Schrad. ex Nees) Boeckeler ; Cyperus ferax var. novae-hannoverae (Boeckeler) Kük. ; Cyperus ferax f. parvus (Boeckeler) Kük. ; Cyperus ferax subsp. speciosus (Vahl) Kük. ; Cyperus ferax var. squarrosus (Britton) Kük. ; Cyperus ferox Vahl ; Cyperus ferruginescens Boeckeler ; Cyperus flavicomus Pursh, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus flexuosus Griseb., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus fossarum Liebm. ; Cyperus fossarum Schltdl., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus fragilis Liebm. ; Cyperus granadinus Liebm. ; Cyperus haenkei J.Presl & C.Presl ; Cyperus hamiltonii Kunth ; Cyperus horizontalis Steud., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus huarmensis (Kunth) M.C.Johnst. ; Cyperus jubaeiflorus Rudge ; Cyperus laetus var. obtusiflorus Boeckeler ; Cyperus lenticularis Steud. ; Cyperus lomentaceus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth ; Cyperus longispicatus Norton, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus lucidus Kunth, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus macrocephalus var. eggersii (Boeckeler) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter ; Cyperus maximiliani (Schrad. ex Nees) Griseb. ; Cyperus michauxianus Schult. ; Cyperus multibracteatus Boeckeler ; Cyperus multiceps Hook. & Arn., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus nitidulus Boeckeler ; Cyperus nortonii A.Heller ; Cyperus novae-hannoverae Boeckeler ; Cyperus odoratus var. attenuatus Fosberg & Sachet ; Cyperus odoratus var. curtispiculus Fosberg & Sachet ; Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii (Steud.) R.Carter, S.D.Jones & Wipff ; Cyperus odoratus var. novae-hannoverae (Boeckeler) Fosberg & Sachet ; Cyperus odoratus var. squarrosus (Britton) S.D.Jones, Wipff & R.Carter ; Cyperus oerstedii Liebm. ; Cyperus parvispiculatus Boeckeler ; Cyperus parvus Boeckeler, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus pennatus Boeckeler, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus phleoides Seem., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus poeoides Desv. ; Cyperus pohlianus (Nees) Kuntze ; Cyperus prescottianus Hook. & Arn. ; Cyperus pseudostrigosus Steud. ; Cyperus raiateensis J.W.Moore ; Cyperus raphiostachys Link ; Cyperus reineckei Boeckeler ; Cyperus rufinus Liebm. ; Cyperus sanctae-crucis Liebm. ; Cyperus speciosus Torr., nom. illeg. ; Cyperus speciosus Vahl ; Cyperus speciosus var. ferruginescens (Boeckeler) Britton ; Cyperus speciosus var. parvus Britton ; Cyperus speciosus var. squarrosus Britton ; Cyperus stellatus Rudge ; Cyperus tenuior Engelm. ; Cyperus vahlii Boeckeler, nom. illeg. ; Cyperus virginicus Jacq. ex Steud. ; Diclidium auriculatum Nees ; Diclidium lenticulare Schrad. ex Nees ; Diclidium lomentaceum Nees ; Diclidium maximiliani Schrad. ex Nees ; Diclidium reinwardtii Schrad. ex Nees ; Diclidium uliginosum Schrad. ex Nees ; Mariscus familiaris (Steud.) T.Koyama ; Mariscus huarmensis Kunth ; Mariscus pohlianus Nees ; Mariscus rhaphiostachys Liebm. ; Torulinium confertum Desv. ; Torulinium eggersii (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke ; Torulinium macrocephalum var. davidsei C.D.Adams ; Torulinium macrocephalum var. eggersii (Boeckeler) C.D.Adams ; Torulinium michauxianum C.B.Clarke ; ; C. o. subsp. transcaucasicus Cyperus ferax subsp. transcaucasicus Kük. ; Torulinium caucasicum Palla ; Torulinium ferax subsp. caucasicum (Palla) Hadac ; ;

Cyperus odoratus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is known by the common names fragrant flatsedge and rusty flatsedge. It has a pantropical distribution that extends into the temperate regions of North and South America. The species is quite variable and may in fact be more than one species included under a single name.