Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
1679015 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1679015)
accepted
Species
Cyperus blodgettii Britton · unaccepted
Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton · unaccepted
Cyperus nashii Britton · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr. · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr. · unaccepted
Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small · unaccepted
Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus Chapm. · unaccepted
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom · unaccepted
Cyperus retroversus Chapm. · unaccepted
Cyperus torreyi Britton · unaccepted
Mariscus aureus Bertol. · unaccepted
Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton · unaccepted
Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama · unaccepted
Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Mariscus cylindricus Elliott · unaccepted
Mariscus neglectus Schult. · unaccepted
Mariscus ovularis Torr. · unaccepted
Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Mariscus umbellatus Pursh · unaccepted
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. australis (Lindm.) Kük. accepted as Cyperus aggregatus var. gigas (Lindm.) Guagl.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. curtisii (C.B.Clarke) Kük. accepted as Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. deeringianus (Britton & Small) Fernald & Griscom accepted as Cyperus ovatus Baldwin
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük. accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus Chapm. accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük. accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
- Variety Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom accepted as Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 1878 to Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 (1878), information provided...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 1878 to Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 (1878), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1679015 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]




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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 1878 to Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 (1878), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (134 publications) (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus blodgettii) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus nashii) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus plankii) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus retrorsus)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_blodgettii_NY11633_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_blodgettii_NY11633_holotype_2) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_nashii_NY11683_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_ovularis_NY11685_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_retrorsus_NY11696_lectotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Cyperus retrorsus K000950467 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus Chapm.)
To University of Minnesota Herbarium (Cyperus nashii MIN80628 isotype 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus blodgettii US3168284 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus nashii US218551 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus nashii US818169 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (134 publications) (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus blodgettii) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus nashii) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus plankii) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus retrorsus)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_blodgettii_NY11633_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_blodgettii_NY11633_holotype_2) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_nashii_NY11683_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_ovularis_NY11685_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_retrorsus_NY11696_lectotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retroversus Chapm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus cylindricus Elliott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus torreyi Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus aureus Bertol.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus neglectus Schult.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus umbellatus Pursh)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Cyperus retrorsus K000950467 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus Chapm.)
To University of Minnesota Herbarium (Cyperus nashii MIN80628 isotype 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus blodgettii US3168284 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus blodgettii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus nashii US218551 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus nashii US818169 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus nashii Britton)
From editor or global species database