Cyperus engelmannii Steudel. Slender Sand Flatsedge. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Alluvial and other damp to wet soils. Dist: North-central and northeastern North America, MA west to s. ON, MN and NE, south to se. NC and MO. Distribution in our region is poorly known.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = F, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, Mi, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tucker & Gandhi (2019); = Cyperus odoratus L. var. engelmannii (Steud.) R.Carter, S.D.Jones, & Wipff – Va; < Cyperus odoratus L. – Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, W, WH3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 6
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