Cyperus engelmannii Steudel. Common name: Slender Sand Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Alluvial and other damp to wet soils. Distribution: 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 ⓘ: = Can, 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, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, W, WH3; < Cyperus odoratus ssp. odoratus — POWO. Basionym: Cyperus engelmannii Steud. 1855
Links to other floras: < Cyperus odoratus - FNA23
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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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