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not marked as a favorite taxon Cyperus hystricinus Fernald. Common name: Bristly Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Dry woodlands and forests, sandhills, other dry or sandy habitats. Distribution: NJ south to n. FL, west to e. TX, mostly on the Coastal Plain. {check specimens of this and relatives – discrepancy between mapped and stated ranges}

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Carter and Jarvis (1986) for clarification of nomenclature.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, S, Va, WH3; = Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. var. hystricinus (Fernald) Kük. — F, G; = n/a — Tat; < Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. — RAB, W, misapplied. Basionym: Cyperus hystricinus Fernald 1906

Links to other floras: = Cyperus hystricinus - 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: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Cyperus hystricinus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cyperus hystricinus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cyperus hystricinus© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cyperus hystricinus© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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