Southern umbrellasedge
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Fuirena scirpoidea
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Cyperaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Medium herbaceous sedge. |
Height: |
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About 1-2 feet in height. Spreading from underground stems (rhizomes) and forming open patches. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland; Cuba. |
Habitats: |
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Marshes. |
Soils: |
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Wet to moist, poorly-drained to moderately well-drained sandy or calcareous soils, without humusy top layer. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Brownish inflorescence. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Inconspicuous. |
Flowering Season: |
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Spring-fall. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from division. |
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