Index / Search / Cyperus involucratus
§1 Plant
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
vernacular umbrella plant — species · Cyperaceae
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cyperus
§2a
Native status, by region
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Introduced
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 76 counties across 12 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 76 counties across 12 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 I ▾
California view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Adjuntas 72001
- Aibonito 72009
- Arecibo 72013
- Cayey 72035
- Coamo 72043
- Guanica 72055
- Guayama 72057
- Guayanilla 72059
- Isabela 72071
- Jayuya 72073
- Juana Diaz 72075
- Maricao 72093
- Mayaguez 72097
- Naguabo 72103
- Penuelas 72111
- Ponce 72113
- Rio Grande 72119
- San German 72125
- San Juan 72127
- Santa Isabel 72133
- Trujillo Alto 72139
- Utuado 72141
- Vega Baja 72145
- Yauco 72153
Texas view state ↗ 10 I ▾
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 3 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYIN6 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2714233 ↗Record version
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