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Cyperaceae
Fuirena

not marked as a favorite taxon Fuirena simplex Vahl var. simplex. Common name: Creeping Western Umbrella-sedge. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Calcareous seepage areas. Distribution: MO, KS, NM, and AZ south to TX, s. Mexico, and Central America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, GrPl, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, Kral (1978a); < Fuirena simplex Vahl — F, Mex, Tx; > Fuirena simplex Vahl var. macrostachya (Britton) Coville — S13; >< Fuirena simplex Vahl var. simplex — S13. Basionym: Fuirena simplex Vahl 1798

Links to other floras: = Fuirena simplex var. simplex - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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