Cyperaceae

Tropical fimbry

Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 乾溝飄拂草, 干沟飘拂草, 佛焰苞飄拂草, 黑果飄拂草, 黑果飘拂草
English: Tropical fimbry, Hurricanegrass
Japanese: シオカゼテンツキ

Synonyms

Fimbristylis cymosa var. subcapitata C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl.
Fimbristylis cymosa var. typica Domin
Fimbristylis glomerata Boeck.
Iria cymosa (R.Br.) Kuntze
Scirpus cymosus (R.Br.) Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.