Scientific or common name:

Fuirena coerulescens Steud.

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Fuirena coerulescens Steud.
Nomencl. ref.: Flora 12(1): 153. 1829
Rank: species

Images of Fuirena coerulescens

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Common names

U.S. name: Blue umbrella-sedge

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Fuirena caerulescens Steud., orth. var.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fuirena
Species:

1) Fuirena breviseta (Coville) Coville 2) Fuirena bushii Kral 3) Fuirena caerulescens Steud., orth. var. 4) Fuirena ciliata Bush 5) Fuirena coerulescens Steud. 6) Fuirena hispida Elliot 7) Fuirena longa Chapm. 8) Fuirena pumila (Torr.) Spreng. 9) Fuirena scirpoidea Michx. 10) Fuirena simplex Vahl 11) Fuirena simplex Vahl var. aristulata (Torr.) Kral 12) Fuirena simplex Vahl var. simplex 13) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. 14) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. var. aristulata Torr. 15) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. var. breviseta Coville 16) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. var. pumila Torr. 17) Fuirena torreyana Beck 18) Fuirena umbellata Rottb.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (VA)


Map for Fuirena coerulescens Steud.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Fuirena)
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1) Blue umbrella-sedge (Fuirena coerulescens) 2) Bush's umbrella-sedge (Fuirena bushii) 3) Coastal plain umbrella-sedge (Fuirena longa) 4) Dwarf umbrella-sedge (Fuirena pumila) 5) Hairy umbrella-sedge (Fuirena squarrosa) 6) Saltmarsh umbrella-sedge (Fuirena breviseta) 7) Southern umbrella-sedge (Fuirena scirpoidea) 8) Western umbrella-sedge (Fuirena simplex) 9) Yefen (Fuirena umbellata)

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More species:
1) Fuirena hispida Elliot [93]
2) Fuirena simplex Vahl [413]
3) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. [371]
4) Fuirena squarrosa Michx. var. breviseta Coville [154]
5) Fuirena torreyana Beck [94]
6) Fumaria flavula Raf. [400]
7) Fumaria officinalis L. ssp. officinalis [2056]
8) Fumaria vaillantii Loisel. [1522]
9) Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. var. convoluta (Hampe) Grout [154]
10) Funaria muhlenbergii Turner var. lineata Grout [177]

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