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Common Names: saltmarsh umbrella-sedge <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>; short-bristled umbrella-sedge
 
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Synonyms: ''F. squarrosa'' Michaux.<ref name="weakley">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.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">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.</ref>
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''F. breviseta'' is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> It can reach heights up to 3 feet tall with bloom color ranging from yellow to green and to brown.<ref>[[https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=true]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: May 13, 2019</ref>
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''F. breviseta'' is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> This plant is a southeastern coastal plain endemic species.<ref name= "Weakley"/>
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Common habitats for ''F. breviseta'' is Carolina bays, savannas, ditches, and other wetlands. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> Habitats of specimens collected include drying loamy sands of a ditch, wet sand on edge of a dike, pond pargin in shallow water, on edge of pine plantation, on border of wakulla river, wet pine flatwoods, and on edge of a lake. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran Anderson, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, R.K.Godfrey, R.F. Doren, Cecil Slaughter, William Platt, Garret Crow, Walker Judd. States and counties: Florida (Jefferson, Wakulla, Liberty, Calhoun, Jackson, Dixie, Washington, Marion, Duval, Osceola, Gadsden, Nassau, Alachua, Gulf), Georgia (Thomas)</ref> This species is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an obligate wetland species that is only found in wetland habitats.<ref name= "USDA"/> It is also a characteristic species of the calcareous savannas in Florida.<ref name= "Carr">Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.</ref>
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Associated species include ''Eleocharis'' sp., ''Rhynchospora'' sp., ''Scleria'' sp., ''Mecardonia'' sp., ''Carex'' sp., and ''Juncus'' sp.<ref name= "FSU herbarium"/>
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''Fuirena breviseta'' is frequent and abundant in the Calcareous Savannas community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).<ref>Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.</ref>
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Generally, ''F. breviseta'' flowers from July until October.<ref name= "Weakley"/> It has been observed flowering in September, October, and November. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 21 MAY 2018</ref>
 
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This species is vulnerable in Georgia and Mississippi, critically imperiled in Arkansas, and possibly extirpated in Virginia.<ref>[[http://explorer.natureserve.org]] NatureServe Explorer. Accessed: May 13, 2019</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 30 June 2022

Common Names: saltmarsh umbrella-sedge [1]; short-bristled umbrella-sedge

Fuirena breviseta
Fuirena breviseta AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fuirena
Species: F. breviseta
Binomial name
Fuirena breviseta
Coville
FUIR BREV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Fuirena breviseta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: F. squarrosa Michaux.[2]

Varieties: none.[2]

Description

F. breviseta is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America.[1] It can reach heights up to 3 feet tall with bloom color ranging from yellow to green and to brown.[3]

Distribution

F. breviseta is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. [1] This plant is a southeastern coastal plain endemic species.[4]

Ecology

Habitat

Common habitats for F. breviseta is Carolina bays, savannas, ditches, and other wetlands. [4] Habitats of specimens collected include drying loamy sands of a ditch, wet sand on edge of a dike, pond pargin in shallow water, on edge of pine plantation, on border of wakulla river, wet pine flatwoods, and on edge of a lake. [5] This species is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an obligate wetland species that is only found in wetland habitats.[1] It is also a characteristic species of the calcareous savannas in Florida.[6]

Associated species include Eleocharis sp., Rhynchospora sp., Scleria sp., Mecardonia sp., Carex sp., and Juncus sp.[5]

Fuirena breviseta is frequent and abundant in the Calcareous Savannas community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).[7]

Phenology

Generally, F. breviseta flowers from July until October.[4] It has been observed flowering in September, October, and November. [8]

Fire ecology

This species grows in habitats that are fire-dependent.[6]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

This species is vulnerable in Georgia and Mississippi, critically imperiled in Arkansas, and possibly extirpated in Virginia.[9]

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. ↑ [[1]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: May 13, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran Anderson, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, R.K.Godfrey, R.F. Doren, Cecil Slaughter, William Platt, Garret Crow, Walker Judd. States and counties: Florida (Jefferson, Wakulla, Liberty, Calhoun, Jackson, Dixie, Washington, Marion, Duval, Osceola, Gadsden, Nassau, Alachua, Gulf), Georgia (Thomas)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
  7. ↑ Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.
  8. ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 21 MAY 2018
  9. ↑ [[2]] NatureServe Explorer. Accessed: May 13, 2019
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