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Fuirena longa
Fuirena longa Chapm.
Coastal Plain Umbrella-sedge, Coastalplain Umbrella Sedge, Coastalplain Umbrella-sedge, Coastalplain Umbrellasedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: FULO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes red-brown or chestnut brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , MS , TXNative Habitat: Brackish and freshwater marsh edges, flatwoods seeps, ditches, moist savanna.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | 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 Fuirena longa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Fuirena longa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Fuirena longa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR