Cyperaceae
Dwarf umbrella-sedge
Fuirena pumila
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fuirena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf umbrella-sedge
Synonyms
- Fuirena simplex var. pumila (Torr.) C.B.Clarke ex Coville
- Fuirena squarrosa var. pumila Torr.
- Fuirena torreyana L.C.Beck
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matthew Horrigan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.