''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of
sedges
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...
. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to regions where they are not native. Some are considered weeds. These are typical sedges in appearance, with stiff, ridged stems and cone-shaped terminal
panicle
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...
s of spikelets. They are found in wet environments, and are most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Selected species:
*''Fimbristylis acicularis
''Fimbristylis acicularis'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to northern and north eastern Australia.
Description
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blo ...
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*''Fimbristylis acuminata
''Fimbristylis acuminata'', commonly known as pointed fimbristylis, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is found in tropical areas extending from India, through parts of South East Asia and into northern Australia.
The rhizomatous perennial ...
'' - pointed fimbristylis
*''Fimbristylis aestivalis
''Fimbristylis aestivalis'' commonly known as summer fimbry, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia. The specific epithet, ''aestivalis'', is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".
The annual grass-like ...
'' - summer fimbry
*''Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
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*''Fimbristylis annua
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - annual fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis ammobia''
*''Fimbristylis autumnalis
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - slender fimbry
*''Fimbristylis blakei
''Fimbristylis blakei'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between September and October and produ ...
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*''Fimbristylis blepharolepis
''Fimbristylis blepharolepis'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of . It blooms between May and June and produces brown flowers.
In Western Australia ...
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*''Fimbristylis caespitosa
''Fimbristylis caespitosa'', commonly known as fringe-rush, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to northern parts of Australia.
The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It bloo ...
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*''Fimbristylis cardiocarpa
''Fimbristylis cardiocarpa'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit with a diameter of about . It blooms between February and Ju ...
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*''Fimbristylis castanea
''Fimbristylis castanea'', commonly known as marsh fimbry or saltmarsh fimbristylis, is a perennial sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to the United States of America.
Description
''Fimbristylis castanea'' commonly grows up to in h ...
'' - marsh fimbry, salt marsh fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis cephalophora''
*''Fimbristylis cinnamometorum
''Fimbristylis cinnamometorum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizome, rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between April and June ...
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*''Fimbristylis compacta
''Fimbristylis compacta'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The grass-like or herb sedge blooms between June and July and produces brown flowers.
In Western Australia it is found along creeks and in and around swa ...
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*''Fimbristylis complanata
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - Puerto Rico fimbry
*''Fimbristylis corynocarya
''Fimbristylis corynocarya'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in abo ...
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*''Fimbristylis crosslandii
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - Formerly ''C. setifolia''
*''Fimbristylis costiglumis
''Fimbristylis costiglumis'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land are ...
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*''Fimbristylis cymosa
''Fimbristylis cymosa'', commonly known as tropical fimbry, or St. John's sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizome, rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of . It blo ...
'' - tropical fimbry, (= ''F. glomerata'')
*''Fimbristylis denudata
''Fimbristylis denudata'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of with a width of around and has a tufted habit. It blooms between May a ...
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*''Fimbristylis depauperata
''Fimbristylis depauperata'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February to August and produces green-bro ...
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*''Fimbristylis dichotoma
''Fimbristylis dichotoma'', commonly known as forked fimbry or eight day grass, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to tropical areas.
Description
The annual or perennial plant, 10–80 cm tall, with numerous long stems abou ...
'' - two-leaf fimbrystylis, tall fringe-rush
*''Fimbristylis dictyocolea
''Fimbristylis dictyocolea'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February to June and produ ...
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*''Fimbristylis dipsacea
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
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*''Fimbristylis elegans
''Fimbristylis elegans'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between April to July and produces brown flowers.
In ...
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*''Fimbristylis eremophila
''Fimbristylis eremophila'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between January and April and produces red-brow ...
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*'' Fimbristylis ferruginea'' - rusty sedge, West Indian fimbry
*''Fimbristylis hawaiiensis
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - Hawaii fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis helicophylla'' - twisted leaf fimbristylis
*''Fimbristylis hirsutifolia
''Fimbristylis hirsutifolia'' is a critically endangered species of fimbry found only in India. It is endemic to the Malappuram district of the state of Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 N ...
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*''Fimbristylis inaguensis
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of cyperaceae, sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been in ...
'' - Bahama fimbry
*''Fimbristylis insignis
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
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*''Fimbristylis lanceolata
''Fimbristylis lanceolata'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between May and June and produces b ...
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*''Fimbristylis laxiglumis
''Fimbristylis laxiglumis'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between March and April and produces brown flowers ...
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*''Fimbristylis leucocolea
''Fimbristylis leucocolea'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February and June and produces green-brown ...
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*''Fimbristylis littoralis
''Fimbristylis littoralis'', commonly known as lesser fimbry or lesser fimbristylis, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to many countries in Africa, Asia and Oceania including across much of northern Australia.
Description
The an ...
'' - lesser fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis macassarensis''
*''Fimbristylis macrantha
''Abildgaardia macrantha'', synonym ''Fimbristylis macrantha'', is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between Jan ...
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*''Fimbristylis microcarya
''Fimbristylis microcarya'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February and July and produces brown flowe ...
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*'' Fimbristylis miliacea'' - grasslike fimbry
*''Fimbristylis neilsonii
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
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*'' Fimbristylis onchnidiocarpa''
*'' Fimbristylis perpusilla'' - Harper's fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis polytrichoides'' - rusty sedge
*''Fimbristylis puberula
''Fimbristylis puberula'', commonly called hairy fimbry, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to North America, where it has a widespread, but patchy, distribution. The largest populations are in the Sout ...
'' - hairy fimbry
*''Fimbristylis schoenoides
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
'' - ditch fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis spathacea'' - hurricanegrass
*''Fimbristylis thermalis
''Fimbristylis thermalis'' is a species of fimbry known by the common name hot springs fimbry. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has been reported from Baja California, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and ...
'' - hot springs fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis tomentosa'' - woolly fimbry
*''Fimbristylis tristachya
''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...
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*'' Fimbristylis umbellaris'' - globular fimbrystylis
*'' Fimbristylis vahlii'' - Vahl's fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis velata'' (now distinguished from ''F. squarrosa'')
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmenteFloras Genus AccountUSDA Plants Profile: US speciesPlantNET: Australian species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q938002
Cyperaceae genera
Taxa named by Martin Vahl