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Common name: bristly flatsedge
 
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Synonym:  ''Cyperus retrofractus'' (Linnaeus) Torrey var. ''hystricinus'' (Fernald) Kükenthal
 
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This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Revision as of 17:15, 1 March 2016

Cyperus hystricinus
Cype hyst.jpg
Photo by W. A. McAvoy, 2015. The Flora of Delaware Online Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: C. hystricinus
Binomial name
Cyperus hystricinus
Fernald
CYPE HYST dist.jpg
Natural range of Cyperus hystricinus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: bristly flatsedge

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Cyperus retrofractus (Linnaeus) Torrey var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kükenthal

Description

A description of Cyperus hystricinus is provided in The Flora of North America. Cyperus hystricinus is a perennial graminoid.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. hystricinus is found in sandhill communities and turkey oak-post oak-hickory-longleaf pine communities (FSU Herbarium). It also has been found in disturbed areas, including recreation areas and near garbage dumps (FSU Herbarium). The species tends to prefer dry, sandy soils and open, sunny conditions (FSU Herbarium).

Associated species include Cyperus plukenetii (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Richard Carter, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Okaloosa and Walton. Georgia: Coffee.