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Cyperus diandrus Steud.

Common Name: UMBRELLA SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt A-Sedge

Sandy to muddy shores, banks, and wet hollows, occasionally at margins of bogs.

Sometimes occurring with Cyperus bipartitus, but more restricted in distribution, much less common, and not so weedy. 

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Barry
Bay
Berrien
Calhoun
Clinton
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Huron
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lake
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb or St. Clair
Manistee
Mason
Mecosta
Monroe
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ottawa
St. Clair
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1087