Cyperus echinatus
| Cyperus echinatus | |
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. echinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph. Wood | |
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| Natural range of Cyperus echinatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Globe flatsedge; Teasel sedge
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Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Cyperus ovularis (Michaux) Torrey; C. ovularis var. ovularis; C. ovularis var. sphaericus Böckler.[1]
Varieties: none.[1]
Description
A description of Cyperus echinatus is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
C. echinatus has been found in areas with loamy sand, wet woodlands, the edges of tidal marshes, and old growth longleaf pine forests.[2] It is also found in disturbed areas including along clay roadside banks and along roadsides between waterfowl ponds.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Keith A. Bradley, and Robert K. Godfrey. States and counties: Florida: Wakulla, Georgia: Dougherty and Thomasville, and South Carolina: Clarendon.
