Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh. Common name: Granite Flatsedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, rarely on diabase flatrocks of the Piedmont, Altamaha Grit glades of the Coastal Plain, and sandstone outcrops of the Cumberland Plateau. Distribution: Sc. VA south to ec. AL in the Piedmont; disjunct in se. and c. TN on sandstone and limestone and in sc. GA on Altamaha Grit; disjunct in c. TX and s. OK (O'Kennon & Taylor 2015). Plants reported as C. granitophilus by O'Kennon & Taylor (2015) are more closely related to C. squarrosus and are better treated as C. squarrosus var. runyonii (Lowe & Carter 2023).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, Va, Lowe & Carter (2023); = n/a — C; < Cyperus aristatus Rottb. — G, RAB, W; < Cyperus inflexus Muhl. — F, S; < Cyperus squarrosus L., misapplied. Basionym: Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh 1937
Links to other floras: = Cyperus granitophilus - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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