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Common name: Bristly flatsedge
 
Common name: Bristly flatsedge
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
Synonyms:  ''Cyperus retrofractus'' (Linnaeus) Torrey var. ''hystricinus'' (Fernald) Kükenthal
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Synonyms:  ''Cyperus retrofractus'' (Linnaeus) Torrey var. ''hystricinus'' (Fernald) Kükenthal.<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>
  
Varieties: none
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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>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  

Revision as of 10:57, 15 September 2020

Cyperus hystricinus
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Photo by W. A. McAvoy, 2015. The Flora of Delaware Online Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: C. hystricinus
Binomial name
Cyperus hystricinus
Fernald
CYPE HYST dist.jpg
Natural range of Cyperus hystricinus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Bristly flatsedge

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Cyperus retrofractus (Linnaeus) Torrey var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kükenthal.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

A description of Cyperus hystricinus is provided in The Flora of North America. Cyperus hystricinus is a perennial graminoid.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. hystricinus is found in sandhill communities and turkey oak-post oak-hickory-longleaf pine communities. [2] It also has been found in disturbed areas, including recreation areas and near garbage dumps. [2] The species tends to prefer dry, sandy soils and open, sunny conditions. [2]

Associated species include Cyperus plukenetii. [2]

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August. [2]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Richard Carter, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Okaloosa and Walton. Georgia: Coffee.