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Fimbristylis

fringe-rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma var tentsuki tentuki01.jpg
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Vahl
Synonyms
  • Abildgaardia Vahl
  • Iria (Pers.) R.Hedw.
  • Echinolytrum Desv.
  • Aplostemon Raf.
  • Dichostylis P.Beauv. in T.G.Lestiboudois
  • Trichelostylis T.Lestib.
  • Abildgardia Rchb.
  • Gussonea J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Pogonostylis Bertol.
  • Campylostachys E.Mey. in J.F.Drège 1843, illegitimate homonym, not Campylostachys' Kunth 1832 (Stilbaceae)
  • Pseudocyperus Steud.
  • Mischospora Boeckeler
  • Iriha Kuntze
  • Tylocarya Nelmes

Fimbristylis is a genus of sedges. 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 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 panicles of spikelets. They are found in wet environments, and are most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions.

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