Cyperaceae
Forked fimbry
Fimbristylis dichotoma
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 两歧飘拂草, 竹子飄拂草, 兩歧飄拂草, 水虱草, 竹子飘拂草
- English
- Forked fimbry
- Japanese
- テンツキ
- Korean
- 하늘지기
- Sundanese
- Panon munding
- Thai
- หญ้านิ้วหนู
Synonyms
- Eleocharis dichotoma (L.) H.Karst.
- Fimbristylis dichotoma f. dichotoma
- Fimbristylis dichotoma var. annua (All.) Zavaro
- Fimbristylis diphylla var. tomentosa (Vahl) Barros
- Fimbristylis serratula Vahl
- Isolepis dichotoma (L.) Kunth
- Scirpus depauperatus (R.Br.) Poir.
- Scirpus dichotomus L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Iahmedali, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.