Cyperus engelmannii

Cyperus engelmannii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus engelmannii

Name

Cyperus engelmannii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2(7): 47 (1854).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyperus ferax var. engelmannii Kük. ex Osten, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo Ser. 2, 3: 159 (1931).
  • Cyperus ferax subsp. engelmannii (Steud.) Kük., Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 101] 4, Fam. 20: 620 (1936).
  • Cyperus odoratus var. engelmannii (Steud.) R.Carter, S.D.Jones & Wipff, Phytologia 80: 289 (1996).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus tenuior Engelm., Manual (Gray), ed. 2. 492 (Marisci sp.) (1856).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. Arizona; Delaware; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Massachusetts; Mexico Northwest; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Québec; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E.G.v., 1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 2(7): 47.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus engelmannii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus engelmannii. Published online. Accessed: Nov 03 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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