Fuirena

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Fuirena
Fuirena squarrosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Subfamily: Cyperoideae
Tribe: Fuireneae
Genus: Fuirena
Rottb.[1]
Species

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Fuirena, called umbrella sedges or umbrella grasses, are a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae), with a worldwide distribution, chiefly in the tropics and temperate zones. They are named for Danish physician and early botanist Georg Fuiren (Jorgen Furenius), 1581–1628.[2]

Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] are as follows:

References

  1. ^ Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 70 (1773)
  2. ^ Britton, Nathaniel; Brown, Addison (1896). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions; Volume I: Ophioglossaceae to Aizoaceae Ferns to Carpet-Weed. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 274.
  3. ^ "Fuirena". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 20 June 2020.