Southern Umbrella-sedge (Fuirena scirpoidea)
Southern Umbrella-Sedge ( Fuirena scirpoidea ) is now blooming. This species is often found on marsh and pond edges throughout Florida. Flowering. Photo © Shirley Denton. F. scirpoidea was described in 1803 by botanist Andre Michaux 1 . It is vouchered for most counties in Florida and occurs throughout the southeast United States. Flowering in East Osceola County March 2019. Photo © Loret Thatcher The genus Fuirena was first described in 1773 by Christen Friis Rottbøll, a Danish botanist 2 . Fuirena is within the tribe Fuireneae which is in the Cyperoideae subfamily and finally within the Cyperaceae family. This means it's more closely related to the Saltmarsh Bulrush ( Bolboschoenus robustus ) than any other sedge in Florida 3 . flowering in Pine Lily Preserve, Orange County, June 2015. Photo CC-BY-2.0 Mary Keim flowering with Wingless Meadow Katydid ( Odontoxiphidium apterum ) Hal Scott Preserve and Regional Preserve, Orange Co., FL, April 2014. Photo CC-BY-2.0...