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Revision as of 08:44, 15 August 2016

Cyperus filiculmis
Cype fili.jpg
Photo by Guy Anglin, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: C. filiculmis
Binomial name
Cyperus filiculmis
Vahl
Insert.jpg
Natural range of Cyperus filiculmis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Flatsedge

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus; (Cyperus martindalei Brittton The Flora of North America).

Description

A description of Cyperus filiculmis is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Cyperus filiculmis is found mainly in sandy soils, both wet and dry, including drying loamy sand, coarse sand, and moist sandy-peaty soil. It prefers sunny, open sites, and occurs in longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods and longleaf pine-turkey oak sand ridges. C. filiculumis is seen in disturbed habitats such as power line corridors, clear-cuts, and bulldozed or logged sites.[1]

Associated species includes Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, and Aristidia stricta.[1]

Phenology

This species has been observed both flowering and fruiting in May through November.[1]

Seed dispersal

According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by gravity. [2]

Fire ecology

This species is fire tolerant, and has been observed in recently burned pine flatwoods.[1]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. L. Lazor, R. K. Godfrey, R. F. Thorne, R. A. Davidson, S. W. Leonard, Gary R. Knight, Richard Carter, C. Jackson, J. B. McFarlin, R. Kral, Mabel Kral, J. B. McFarlin, Gwynn W. Ramsey, R. S. Mitchell, R. A. Norris, Steve L. Orzell, Richard Gaskalla, J. M. Kane, Cecil R. Slaughter, and Nancy Coile. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Brevard, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Duval, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Highlands, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Polk, Sarasota, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Baker, Coffee, Liberty, and Thomas
  2. Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.