Cyperus involucratus

Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
Common Name:Umbrella Plant
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:Howard Horne first discovered this taxon naturalized in Alabama in 2014.
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Cyperus
Species Cyperus involucratus Rottb. - Umbrella Plant

Citation

Citation Cyperus involucratus Rottbøll, Descr. Pl. Rar. 22. 1772.
Basionym: **
Type: "Arabia", without data, Forsskål s.n. (lectotype: C). Lectotypified by Baijnath, Kew Bull. 30: 522. 1975.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Houston, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
ALNHS00006156 Mobile 17 Apr 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4150
ALNHS
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
UWAL0035340 Mobile 24 May 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2550
UWAL
Cyperus involucratus Rottbøll
ALNHS00003648 Houston 5 Nov 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-239
ALNHS
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
AUA000027176 Mobile 24 May 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2550
AUA
Cyperus Involucratus Rottb.
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