Calflora Taxon Report
Cyperus involucratus  Rottb.
Umbrella plant,   Unbrella plant
Cyperus involucratus is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Cyperus
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCyperus alternifolius ssp. flabelliformis
iNatCyperus alternifolius var. flabelliformis
PLANTSCyperus alternifolius
PLANTSCyperus flabelliformis
POWOCyperus alternifolius ssp. flabelliformis
Information about Cyperus involucratus from other sources
Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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