OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key


INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040:

Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Flatsedge


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image of Cyperus filiculmis, Southeastern Flatsedge

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cyfi2_001_lvd

        

image of Cyperus filiculmis, Southeastern Flatsedge

Keith Bradley    kab_c_filiculmis_71896

August    Miami-Dade County    FL

Ludlam Pineland Preserve

Spikes subglobose, 5-30mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040:
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3962

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other sandy or rocky woodlands, forests, and fields, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet

 

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