''Fimbristylis cymosa'', commonly known as tropical fimbry, or St. John's sedge, is a sedge of the family

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that is native to Australia. The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of . It blooms between February and September and produces brown flowers. In Western Australia it is found near the coast, on dunes and behind mangroves in the

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region where it grows in sandy-clay alluvium around basalt or sandstone rocks.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5882311 Plants described in 1810 Flora of Western Australia cymosa Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)