Cyperaceae
Hairy umbrella-sedge
Fuirena squarrosa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fuirena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy umbrella-sedge
Synonyms
- Fuirena hispida Elliott
- Fuirena squarrosa var. hispida (Elliott) Chapm.
- Scirpus coronatus C.Wright
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David LaMagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jrrigby, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.