PLANTS Profile for Fuirena pumila (dwarf umbrella-sedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.
dwarf umbrella-sedge

Symbol:

FUPU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

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Synonyms:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

	FUSQP	Fuirena squarrosa Michx. var. pumila Torr.
	FUTO	Fuirena torreyana Beck

Distribution:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TX, VA, WI), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 9 species in Fuirena

Classification:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Fuirena Rottb. – umbrella-sedge
Species	Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng. – dwarf umbrella-sedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
dwarf umbrella-sedge		Threatened
New York:
dwarf umbrella-sedge		Rare
Rhode Island:
umbrella grass		Endangered
Wisconsin:
dwarf umbrella-sedge		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40131.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:00 PM MDT