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Spread of Cuban Club-Rush (Oxycaryum cubense) in the Southeastern United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Charles T. Bryson ,
Victor L. Maddox  and
Richard Carter
Charles T. Bryson*
Affiliation:
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Southern Weed Science Research Unit, P.O. Box 350, Stoneville, MS 38776
Victor L. Maddox
Affiliation:
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Richard Carter
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698-0015
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: charles.bryson@ars.usda.gov
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Abstract

Cuban club-rush is an invasive aquatic weed that is spreading northward in the southeastern United States. It is reported for the first time from Mississippi and from significantly farther northward in Alabama than was previously known. Cuban club-rush dissemination and rapid population growth are attributed to two types of reproduction: corky floating achenes and asexual reproduction by fragmentation. An illustration of Cuban club-rush and photos of its habit and habitat are provided.

Keywords

Cuban club-rushOxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) PallaAquaticinvasiveweed dispersal
Type
Invasion Alert
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 326 - 329
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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