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Cyperus engelmannii Steud.

Common Name: UMBRELLA SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 4
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt A-Sedge

Sandy or muddy shores of lakes and rivers, borders of marshes, sand bars, etc. Very often growing with C. odoratus.

Despite the general tendency to recognize C. engelmannii as part of a variable C. odoratus, we tentatively agree with Mears & Libby (1995) that North American plants at least seem clearly distinct.

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Allegan
Barry
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Clinton
Gratiot
Ingham
Iosco
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb or St. Clair
Mecosta
Monroe
Muskegon
Oakland
Ottawa
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/1088