OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Cyperus filiculmis

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040:

Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Flatsedge


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image of Cyperus filiculmis, Southeastern Flatsedge

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cyfi2_001_lvd

        

image of Cyperus filiculmis, Southeastern Flatsedge

Keith Bradley    kab_c_filiculmis_71896

August    Miami-Dade County    FL

Ludlam Pineland Preserve

Spikes subglobose, 5-30mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus filiculmis

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-040:
Cyperus filiculmis   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

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3962

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other sandy or rocky woodlands, forests, and fields, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet

 

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