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.

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

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes