Cyperus filicinus Vahl. Common name: Fern Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish marshes, other maritime habitats. Distribution: ME to s. FL, west to LA.
ID notes: Often difficult to separate from C. polystachyos and occurring in similar habitats. Detailed examination of the individual scales and achenes (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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