Cyperus filiculmis
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| Cyperus filiculmis | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Cyperus filiculmis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
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 (FSU Herbarium). It prefers unshaded open sites, and occurs in longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods and longleaf pine-turkey oak sand ridges. Disturbed habitat includes power line corridors, clear-cuts, and bulldozed or logged sites (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed both flowering and fruiting in May through November (FSU Herbarium).
