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Cyperus squarrosus L.

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

C. aristatus of Michigan Flora.

Sandy or muddy banks, shores, and margins of rivers, streams, and lakes. More recently, this species has been adapting to sidewalk cracks and cracks in parking lots in urban areas, and several recent collections (and more observations) are from this habitat.

The dried plants, even when old, frequently have a pleasant odor, like that of sweet-clover (Melilotus).

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Allegan
Berrien
Dickinson
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingham
Ionia
Kent
Lenawee
Macomb
Mecosta
Menominee
Midland
Monroe
Newaygo
Ottawa
St. Joseph
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/1097