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Cyperaceae

Blue umbrella-sedge

Fuirena coerulescens Steud.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Fuirena

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Common names

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English
Blue umbrella-sedge

Synonyms

  • Fuirena enodis C.B.Clarke
  • Fuirena glauca Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
  • Fuirena gracilis Kunth
  • Fuirena reticulata Kük.
  • Fuirena subdigitata C.B.Clarke
  • Scirpus coerulescens (Steud.) Kuntze
  • Scirpus enodis (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.