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Cyperaceae
Cyperus

not marked as a favorite taxon 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).

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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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image #1 of Cyperus granitophilus© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cyperus granitophilus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cyperus granitophilus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cyperus granitophilus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cyperus granitophilus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Cyperus granitophilus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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