Cyperaceae
Summer fimbry
Fimbristylis aestivalis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Fimbristylis aestivalisCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 夏飄拂草, 夏飘拂草, 水虱草
- English
- Summer fimbry
Synonyms
- Iria aestivalis (Retz.) Kuntze
- Scirpus aestivalis Retz.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.