Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fimbristylis schoenoides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about ditch fimbry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis schoenoides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fimbristylis schoenoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Fimbristylis schoenoides
COMMON NAME:
ditch fimbry
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Keith Bradley kab_f_schoenoides_75619
September Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Spikelets pale, usually solitary on scape (thus resembling Eleocharis), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_f_schoenoides_75645
September Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fimbristylis schoenoides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis schoenoides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fimbristylis schoenoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Fimbristylis schoenoides
3929
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial? Annual?
Habitat: Disturbed wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Uncommon in GA, rare in NC
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Spikelets yellowish
3 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Nearly white to pale brown
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