Fimbristylis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Vahl
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • AbildgardiaRchb., orth. var.
  • AplostemonRaf.
  • CampylostachysE.Mey., illegitimate homonym, not Campylostachys Kunth (Stilbaceae)
  • CrosslandiaW.Fitzg.
  • DichostylisP.Beauv. in T.G.Lestiboudois
  • EchinolytrumDesv.
  • GussoneaJ.Presl & C.Presl
  • Iria(Pers.) R.Hedw.
  • IrihaKuntze
  • MischosporaBoeckeler
  • PogonostylisBertol.
  • PseudocyperusSteud.
  • TrichelostylisT.Lestib.
  • TylocaryaNelmes

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 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. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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<i>Lepidosperma</i> Genus of grass-like plants

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<i>Fimbristylis miliacea</i> Species of grass-like plant

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<i>Fimbristylis thermalis</i> Species of grass-like plant

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<i>Kyllinga</i> Genus of grass-like plants

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<i>Schoenoplectus pungens</i> Species of grass-like plant

Schoenoplectus pungens is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known as common threesquare, common three-square bulrush and sharp club-rush. It is a herbaceous emergent plant that is widespread across much of North and South America as well as Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

<i>Fimbristylis ferruginea</i> Species of grass-like plant

Fimbristylis ferruginea is a species of fimbry, commonly referred to as rusty sedge or West Indian fimbry. This plant is frequently found along the coastlines and estuaries of Australia. It is also native to certain regions in Africa, southern Asia, and South America. The flowers of this species exhibit a distinctive rusty brown color and appear on a single spikelet during the months of May to July.

Fimbristylis polytrichoides is a species of fimbry known by the common name rusty sedge, native to east Africa, Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia. 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.

<i>Abildgaardia</i>

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<i>Fimbristylis dichotoma</i> Species of grass-like plant

Fimbristylis dichotoma, commonly known as forked fimbry or eight day grass, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to tropical areas.

Cyperus nutans is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia, China, India, Bangladesh, south-east Asia, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia.

Cyperus pulchellus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to northern Australia, tropical Africa, northwest Madagascar and Southeast Asia.

<i>Fimbristylis castanea</i> Species of grass-like plant

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.

Abildgaardia macrantha, synonym Fimbristylis macrantha, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

<i>Fimbristylis puberula</i> Species of grass-like plant

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 Southeastern Coastal Plain and the eastern Great Plains. Its natural habitat is in prairies, savannas, and glades. It can be found on both basic and acidic soil.

<i>Fimbristylis velata</i> Species of plant

Fimbristylis velata is a species of sedge native to the North Island of New Zealand and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Fimbristylis Vahl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ↑ Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ↑ Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 200, 飘拂草属 piao fu cao shu, Fimbristylis Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805.
  5. ↑ Kral, R. 1971. A treatment of Abildgaardia, Bulbostylis and Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) for North America. Sida 4: 57–227.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 121, Fimbristylis Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805.
  7. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Fimbristylis includes photos plus distribution maps for Italy, Europe and North America
  8. ↑ Nandakumar, T. (2018-04-03). "New plant species found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  9. ↑ Roalson, Eric; Barrett, Russell; Wilson, Karen; Bruhhl, Jeremy; Laridon, Isabel (2019). "Crosslandia setifolia is a partly monoecious species of Fimbristylis (Abildgaardieae: Cyperaceae)". Phytotaxa. 399 (2): 163–166. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.399.2.6. S2CID   108786096.
  10. ↑ "Fimbristylis velata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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