Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook.

Locations ofCyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook.
Common Name
Taper-tip Flatsedge, Pale Umbrella-sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook.
Comments
This Midwestern species was long considered an ephemeral part of the Virginia flora, being known only from a single old record: ca 1.6 mi SW of Salem P.O., Roanoke Co., 1 Aug 1942, C.E. Wood, Jr 5017 (GH), cited in Melinda Denton, Contr. Univ. Mich. Herb. 11:217 (1978). However, it was recently discovered by T.F. Wieboldt in poorly drained, open flats of a Triassic Basin in Pittsylvania Co. The nativity of the strongly disjunct Virginia occurrences is uncertain.
Habitat
Poorly drained but seasonally dry flats of the southern Piedmont Triassic Basin near the Banister River, Pittsylvania County; also reported historically from Roanoke Co. Rare, mountains and Piedmont.
Native Status
Not Specified

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