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Cyperus filiculmis Vahl. Common name: Southeastern Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other sandy or rocky woodlands, forests, and fields. Distribution: DE and MD south to s. peninsular FL, west to e. TX. Reported as new for DE (Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp 2016).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, FNA23, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; < Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks, sometimes misapplied; < Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks ssp. lupulinus — K4, NS. Basionym: Cyperus filiculmis Vahl 1805

Links to other floras: = Cyperus filiculmis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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