Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Fuirena simplex var. simplex
Fuirena simplex Vahl var. simplex
Western Umbrella-sedge, Western Umbrella Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
USDA Symbol: FUSISUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Fuirena simplex var. simplex
Western umbrella-grass
Cyperaceae
Location: 140 m S of N Oakwell Farms Parkway, in drain flowing south, on W side of Granburg residential area, Oakwell Farms, San AntonioLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Rooted in mud; in shallow, slowing stagnant water. Dense colonies. Among Poaceae, Typhaceae, Marsilaceae.
Description: Erect, to 15 cm tall, perennial. 10 + heads in a clump. Some leaves exceeding heads. Leaves to 1 mm wide. Heads brown, dense.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Feb 22, 1995
Specimen number: 730
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1123
Accession Date: Feb 28, 1998
Accession Number: 104
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower, fruit)