Difference between revisions of "Fuirena breviseta"
(→Distribution) |
(→Habitat) |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
| − | ===Habitat=== | + | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> |
| − | 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> | + | 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"/> |
| − | |||
| − | |||
===Phenology=== | ===Phenology=== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 13 May 2019
Common Names: saltmarsh umbrella-sedge [1]; short-bristled umbrella-sedge
| Fuirena breviseta | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 | |
| |
| Natural range of Fuirena breviseta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: F. squarrosa Michaux
Description
F. breviseta is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
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.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for F. breviseta is Carolina bays, savannas, ditches, and other wetlands. [2] 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. [3] This species is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an obligate wetland species that is only found in wetland habitats.[1]
Phenology
Generally, F. breviseta flowers from July until October.[2] It has been observed flowering in September, October, and November. [4]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina 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)
- ↑ 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
