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Cyperaceae
Fuirena

not marked as a favorite taxon Fuirena scirpoidea Michaux. Common name: Southern Umbrella-sedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Natural lakes, pineland depression ponds, wet pine savannas, marshes. Distribution: Se. GA (Jones & Coile 1988; Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009) and FL, west to se. TX; Cuba; Central America (Nicaragua); and reported as a disjunct (or introduced?) in ne. NC and s. IL. Kral's (1978a) report of this species from ne. NC, where disjunct from the main body of the range in the deep South, needs further investigation.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, Kral (1978a); = n/a — RAB; < Fuirena scirpoidea Michx. — Tx, WH3; Fuirena scirpoidea Michx. Basionym: Fuirena scirpoidea Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Fuirena scirpoidea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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