Fuirena breviseta

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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
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FUIR BREV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Fuirena breviseta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: F. squarrosa

Variety: none

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]

Ecology

Habitat

Common habitats for F. breviseta is Carolina bays, savannas, ditches, and other wetlands. [2]

Phenology

The F. breviseta largely flowers in September with some later buds in October and November. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora