Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper (Cyperaceae) from the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee

Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper (Cyperaceae) from the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee

Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper, a rare southeastern United States sedge, is reported from Franklin County, Tennessee. This collection represents a Coastal Plain disjunction of ca. 240 miles and is the first report from the Cumberland Plateau. Recent collection data indicate that the taxon is more wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Castanea 1988-12, Vol.53 (4), p.299-302
Hauptverfasser: Wofford, B.E, Jones, R.L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coastal plains
CYPERACEAE
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
FLORA
FLORE
Growing seasons
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Plants
Taxa
TENNESSEE
Threatened species
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Zusammenfassung:Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper, a rare southeastern United States sedge, is reported from Franklin County, Tennessee. This collection represents a Coastal Plain disjunction of ca. 240 miles and is the first report from the Cumberland Plateau. Recent collection data indicate that the taxon is more widespread and more common than previously thought. Details of its seed biology and mechanisms of dispersal and establishment are unknown.
ISSN:0008-7475
1938-4386