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  • From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Need plant ID
  • Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:23:57 -0400

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Robyn Francis <robyn@permaculture.com.au>
wrote:

> Definitely not Papyrus, but certainly looks like a Cyperus spp, possibly
> C. esculentus, (yellow nut sedge). Try a search of Cyperus Spp images.


Its not a sedge. I am familiar with that and have some growing in damp
areas and near one pond.
Enjoy this lovely landscape...!
MAERC <http://www.maerc.org/html/data/rhabitats.html>
The MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center at Buck Island Ranch is
dedicated to long-term ecological research, education, and environmental
stewardship on a large-scale working cattle ranch. The Center focuses on
the challenges of protecting and restoring the vast open landscapes
critical to the Northern Everglades Ecosystem. Our program is part of the
global effort to sustain working farms and ranches while maintaining their
ecological and environmental values.
www.maerc.org <http://www.maerc.org/html/data/rhabitats.html>3872 × 2592
<https://www.google.com/search?q=Cyperus+Spp+plant&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=608&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSEglvdSfqEdd0qiH5ajgHNM3YYQ>Search
by image
<https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZityWcHUo1mL6RNSK0Actyxu70rwrOheaoqtyV-TTClBiLOWVR7dM5sI6e1rG3_1BoPaigumSUUP8LoaTB4MaZO08bue3HQaOII4j7lrUuTjkRsrDCzg8XCfPzoFW2si31RLKYh_169t5mQKw5WlU13dN7Ogr-9w2WK5GdW1M1Y8yw_1oRG9Eg>
... (Cyperus spp.) This plant community helps maintain water quality. Ditch
denizens include the Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga,) Green Heron (Butorides
striatus ...
[image: Small Ditches]

Small Ditches: BIR has 500 miles of smaller ditches, most just a few feet
wide and a few inches deep, but a few 20’ wide and several feet deep. These
ditches tend to become choked with vegetation, including Common Water
Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes,) Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes,) and
Umbrella Sedges (Cyperus spp.) This plant community helps maintain water
quality. Ditch denizens include the Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga,) Green
Heron (Butorides
striatus,) North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis,) and the
Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis.)

--
Lawrence F. London
lfljvenaura@gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/avantgeared/




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