Cyperus schweinitzii Torrey. Common name: Sand Flatsedge. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Sandy soils. On dunes in the Great Lakes. Distribution: VT, MA, MN, and Albert, south to s. NJ, se. and sw. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), n. KY, OH, MO, TX, NM, UT, and Mexico (CHH, COA, DGO, JAL, ZAC).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tx. Basionym: Cyperus schweinitzii Torr. 1836 "Urbasionym:" Cyperus alterniflorus R.Br. 1810
Links to other floras: = Cyperus schweinitzii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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