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).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species is fire tolerant, and has been observed in recently burned pine flatwoods (FSU Herbarium).
