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Cyperus filicinus
Cyperus filicinus Vahl
Fern Flat Sedge, Fern Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Cyperus nuttallii, Cyperus polystachyos var. filicinus, Cyperus polystachyos var. macrostachyus
USDA Symbol: CYFI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , CT , DE , GA , IL , LA , MA , MD , ME , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , SC , VANative Habitat: Swales between dunes, upper edges of tidal marshes, occasionally emergent shorelines, roadsides, inland ditches.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cyperus filicinus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cyperus filicinus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyperus filicinus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR