Fimbristylis is a genus of
sedgesCyperaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 4,000 species described in about 70 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical...
. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a
fimbry,
fimbristyle, or
fringe-rush. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many have been introduced to regions where they are not native. Many are considered weeds. These are typical sedges in appearance, with stiff, ridged stems and cone-shaped terminal
panicleA panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches ....
s of spikelets.
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Fimbristylis is a genus of
sedgesCyperaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 4,000 species described in about 70 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical...
. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a
fimbry,
fimbristyle, or
fringe-rush. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many have been introduced to regions where they are not native. Many are considered weeds. These are typical sedges in appearance, with stiff, ridged stems and cone-shaped terminal
panicleA panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches ....
s of spikelets. They are found in wet environments, and are most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions.
Selected species:
- Fimbristylis acicularis
- Fimbristylis acuminata - pointed fimbristylis
- Fimbristylis aestivalis
- Fimbristylis annua - annual fimbry
- Fimbristylis autumnalis - slender fimbry
- Fimbristylis castanea - marsh fimbry, salt marsh fimbristylis
- Fimbristylis complanata - Puerto Rico fimbry
- Fimbristylis cymosa - tropical fimbry, mauu akiaki
- Fimbristylis dichotoma - two-leaf fimbrystylis, tall fringe-rush
- Fimbristylis dipsacea
- Fimbristylis ferrubinea - Rusty sedge
- Fimbristylis ferruginea
Fimbristylis ferruginea is a species of fimbry known by the common name rusty sedge. The plant is common along the coast line and estuaries of Australia. It is also native to parts of Africa, southern Asia, and South America. The flowers are a distinctive rusty brown color appearing on a single...
- West Indian fimbry
- Fimbristylis hawaiiensis - Hawaii fimbry
- Fimbristylis inaguensis - Bahama fimbry
- Fimbristylis insignis
- Fimbristylis littoralis - lesser fimbristylis
- Fimbristylis miliacea
Fimbristylis miliacea is a species of fimbry known by the common names grasslike fimbry and globe fringerush. It probably originated in coastal tropical Asia but has since spread to most continents as an introduced species. It is a widespread weed in some areas and is sometimes problematic in rice...
- grasslike fimbry
- Fimbristylis perpusilla - Harper's fimbry
- Fimbristylis polytrichoides
Fimbristylis polytrichoides is a species of fimbry known by the common name Rusty sedge. The plant is common along the coast line and estuaries of Australia. The flowers are a distinctive rusty brown color appearing on a single spikelet from May to July....
- Rusty sedge
- Fimbristylis puberula - hairy fimbry
- Fimbristylis schoenoides - 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, where it grows in alkaline mud and sand, especially around hot springs and mineral-rich seeps. This is a thick-stemmed sedge which grows...
- hot springs fimbry
- Fimbristylis tomentosa - woolly fimbry
- Fimbristylis tristachya
- Fimbristylis umbellaris - globular fimbrystylis
- Fimbristylis vahlii
Fimbristylis vahlii is a species of sedge known by the common name Vahl's fimbry. It is native to much of Central America and the southern half of North America, where it grows in wet habitat. This is a small, clumping sedge producing rounded stems just a few centimeters high surrounded by curling,...
- Vahl's fimbry
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