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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | ''C. hystricinus'' is found in sandhill communities and turkey oak-post oak-hickory-longleaf pine communities | + | ''C. hystricinus'' is found in sandhill communities and turkey oak-post oak-hickory-longleaf pine communities. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu 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.</ref> It also has been found in disturbed areas, including recreation areas and near garbage dumps. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"/> The species tends to prefer dry, sandy soils and open, sunny conditions. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"/> |
| − | Associated species include ''Cyperus plukenetii'' | + | Associated species include ''Cyperus plukenetii''. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"/> |
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| − | This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August | + | This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"/> |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Cyperus hystricinus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: bristly flatsedge
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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. [1] It also has been found in disturbed areas, including recreation areas and near garbage dumps. [1] The species tends to prefer dry, sandy soils and open, sunny conditions. [1]
Associated species include Cyperus plukenetii. [1]
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in June and August. [1]
