Difference between revisions of "Cyperus croceus"
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Common name: Baldwin's flatsedge | Common name: Baldwin's flatsedge | ||
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+ | Synonyms: ''Cyperus globosus''; ''C. multiflorus'' (Britton) Small; ''C. globosus''; ''C. retrorsus'' Chapman var. ''robustus'' (Böckler) Kükenthal; ''C. plankii'' Britton | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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''C. croceus'' has been observed flowering and fruiting in May through November (FSU Herbarium). | ''C. croceus'' has been observed flowering and fruiting in May through November (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
It is fire tolerant (FSU Herbarium). | It is fire tolerant (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== |
Revision as of 16:49, 1 March 2016
Cyperus croceus | |
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Photo by Casey Tompkins, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
Order: | Cyperales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Cyperus |
Species: | C. croceus |
Binomial name | |
Cyperus croceus Vahl | |
Natural range of Cyperus croceus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common name: Baldwin's flatsedge
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Cyperus globosus; C. multiflorus (Britton) Small; C. globosus; C. retrorsus Chapman var. robustus (Böckler) Kükenthal; C. plankii Britton
Description
A description of Cyperus croceus is provided in The Flora of North America. This species is a perennial graminoid.
Distribution
Ecology
It is one of the first plants to appear after clear-cutting; it can appear within three years.[1]
Habitat
Cyperus croceus requires a semi-tropical climate and can dwell in temperatures from -1 to 37 degrees Celsius. It prefers moist areas, including fluvial environments and floodplains, but can occur in a range of soils, from sand, to sandy peat, loam, and drying loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
It can be found in mixed-pine forests,[1] upland hardwood forests, swampy woodlands, and dry ponds (FSU Herbarium). It can also occur in disturbed habitat such as roadsides, citrus groves, spoil banks, and pastures (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species includes Alternanthera, Carex, Cephalanthus, Polygonum (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
C. croceus has been observed flowering and fruiting in May through November (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
It is fire tolerant (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Richard Carter, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, N. C. Henderson, M. Kral, R. Kral, H. Kurz, S. W. Leonard, J. B. McFarlin, Richard S. Mitchell, P. L. Redfearn, Paul O. Schallert, H. L. Blomquist, William R. Stimson, R. A. Norris, K. E. Blum, Ed Keppner, and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Columbia, Dade, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Lucie, Sumter, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Clinch.