''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; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 generathe largest being the "true sedges" (genu ...
. 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
In botany, 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 p ...
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 acuminata'' - pointed fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis aestivalis'' - summer fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis''
*'' Fimbristylis ammobia''
*'' Fimbristylis autumnalis'' - slender fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis blakei''
*'' Fimbristylis blepharolepis''
*'' Fimbristylis caespitosa''
*'' Fimbristylis cardiocarpa''
*'' Fimbristylis castanea'' = '' Fimbristylis spadicea'' - marsh fimbry, salt marsh fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis cephalophora''
*'' Fimbristylis cinnamometorum''
*'' Fimbristylis compacta''
*'' Fimbristylis complanata'' - Puerto Rico fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis corynocarya''
*'' Fimbristylis crosslandii'' - Formerly ''C. setifolia''
*'' Fimbristylis costiglumis''
*'' Fimbristylis cymosa'' - tropical fimbry, (= ''F. glomerata'')
*'' Fimbristylis denudata''
*'' Fimbristylis depauperata'' = ''Fimbristylis dichotoma'' subsp. ''depauperata''
*''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 dipsacea''
*'' Fimbristylis dura''
*'' Fimbristylis elegans''
*'' Fimbristylis eremophila''
*'' Fimbristylis ferruginea'' - rusty sedge, West Indian fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis hawaiiensis'' - Hawaii fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis helicophylla'' - twisted leaf fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis hirsutifolia''
*'' Fimbristylis inaguensis'' - Bahama fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis insignis''
*'' Fimbristylis lanceolata''
*'' Fimbristylis laxiglumis''
*'' Fimbristylis leucocolea''
*'' Fimbristylis littoralis'' - lesser fimbristylis
*'' Fimbristylis macassarensis''
*'' Fimbristylis microcarya''
*'' Fimbristylis miliacea'' = '' Fimbristylis quinquangularis'' subsp. ''quinquangularis'' - grasslike fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis neilsonii''
*'' Fimbristylis onchnidiocarpa''
*''Fimbristylis perpusilla
''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 ...
'' - Harper's fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis polytrichoides'' - rusty sedge
*'' Fimbristylis puberula'' - hairy fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis schoenoides'' - ditch fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis thermalis'' - hot springs fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis tristachya''
*'' Fimbristylis umbellaris'' - globular fimbrystylis
*'' Fimbristylis vahlii'' - Vahl's fimbry
*'' Fimbristylis velata'' (now distinguished from ''F. squarrosa'')
Former species
*''Fimbristylis macrantha'' = '' Abildgaardia macrantha''
References
External links
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Jepson Manual TreatmenteFloras Genus AccountUSDA Plants Profile: US speciesPlantNET: Australian species
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Cyperaceae genera
Taxa named by Martin Vahl