Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.

PLANTS OF NEW YORK
Cyperaceae
Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.
USA: New York: Suffolk County: Town of Islip, E side of
Westbrook Creek between South Country Rd. (Rt. 27A) and
Sunrise Highway (Rt. 27). This area was previously flooded
and was called Westbrook Pond.
Lat/Long.: WGS-84 40.74672°N, 73.15649°W ±3m
Seasonally wet flats on edge of creek. The creek had been
dammed for over 100 years flooding the adjacent flats. The
previous year the dam broke and the flats were exposed.
David Werier 6481b	t	3 August 2020
Collected with Eric Lamont and Enrico Nardone
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