Fuirena squarrosa
hairy umbrellasedge, hairy umbrella-sedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
sheathing
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
July - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Natural History
Hairy umbrellasedge is found frequently in moist, usually acidic soils of marshes, bogs, and seeps in prairies. Occurs throughout Louisiana except in the Mississippi flood plain, and east and southeast Texas south to Aransas County.
Habitat
Marshes, ditches, bogs, and savannas.