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Fuirena breviseta (Coville) Coville
Saltmarsh umbrellasedge

Fuirena breviseta
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Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Fuirena breviseta available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Fuirena breviseta has been found in the following 39 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
A.D. Doug Barnes Park Present Native
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Cholee Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands Present Native
Grassy Waters Preserve Present Native
Highland Oaks Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Homestead Bayfront Park Present Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Milton E. Thompson Park Present Native
Nicodemus Slough Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Scrub Oak Park Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Southern Glades Present Native
Tree Island Park Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Fuirena breviseta has been found in the following 9 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Fuirena breviseta has been found in the following 6 habitats :
Basin Marsh
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Wetland
Marl Prairie
Mesic Flatwoods
Wet Flatwoods

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Fuirena breviseta
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Fuirena breviseta
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Fuirena breviseta
Copyright by: George D. Gann (2018)
In habitat at Lake Ida Parcel, Delray Beach, Florida
Fuirena breviseta
Copyright by: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
S. L. Orzell 18593, FTG
Fuirena breviseta
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