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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus filicinus Vahl. Common name: Fern Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish marsh, other maritime habitats. Distribution: ME to s. FL, west to LA.

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ID notes: Often difficult to separate from C. polystachyos and occurring in similar habitats. Detailed examination of the individual scale and achene (see key to subgenus Pycreus) is required.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Va; = Cyperus nuttallii Eddy; = Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. var. filicinus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke; < Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. — GW1, WH3. Basionym: Cyperus filicinus Vahl 1805

Links to other floras: = Cyperus filicinus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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