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Revision as of 08:12, 25 May 2021

Cyperus echinatus
Cype echi.jpg
Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: C. echinatus
Binomial name
Cyperus echinatus
(L.) Alph. Wood
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Natural range of Cyperus echinatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Globe flatsedge; Teasel sedge

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Cyperus ovularis (Michaux) Torrey; C. ovularis var. ovularis; C. ovularis var. sphaericus Böckler.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

A description of Cyperus echinatus is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. echinatus has been found in areas with loamy sand, wet woodlands, the edges of tidal marshes, and old growth longleaf pine forests.[2] It is also found in disturbed areas including along clay roadside banks.[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 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson and Robert K. Godfrey. States and counties: Florida: Wakulla, Georgia: Dougherty and Thomasville.