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Dulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge; threeway sedge)

Synonyms: Cyperus arundinaceus (homotypic); Dulichium canadense; Dulichium spathaceum

Wikipedia Abstract

Dulichium is a monotypic genus of sedge containing the single species Dulichium arundinaceum, which is known by the common name threeway sedge. This is an aquatic or semi-aquatic plant of the lakes, streams, and ponds of the United States and Canada It has a wide distribution across the two countries, though noticeably absent from the Dakotas and from the Southwestern Deserts. Two varieties are recognized: \n* Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum - most of species range including Québec \n* Dulichium arundinaceum var. boreale Lepage - Québec
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  Low
Frost Free Days [1]  3 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Fall
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  18 inches (46 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  855833 / lb (1886791 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Flower Color [1]  Brown
Foliage Color [1]  Dark Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Height [1]  31 inches (0.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0