perennial

Cyperus involucratus Rottb.

Cyperus involucratus Rottb.. Cyperus alternifolius, the umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or umbrella palm, is a grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus of the sedge family Cyperaceae. The plant is native to West Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, but widely distributed throughout the world. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The subspecies Cyperus alternifolius ssp. flabelliformis is also known as Cyperus involucratus Rottb..

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

Related plants

Aegilops cylindrica Host

Aegilops

Sources

USDA PLANTS