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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
Umbrella plant

Cyperus involucratus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Native Range: Old World; widely cultivated and naturalized.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: The name C. alternifolius has been misapplied to this species in the West Indies, Florida and elsewhere.

Synonyms: Cyperus alternifolius of Correll & Correll (1982), not L.

Other data on Cyperus involucratus available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cyperus involucratus has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland

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Cyperus involucratus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton