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Cyperaceae

Harper's fimbristylis

Fimbristylis dipsacea (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Fimbristylis

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Harper's fimbristylis (Fimbristylis dipsacea)
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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
起絨飄拂草, 起绒飘拂草, 飘拂草, 疣果飘拂草, 疣果飄拂草
English
Harper's fimbristylis
Japanese
アオテンツキ

Synonyms

  • Echinolytrum dipsaceum (Rottb.) Desv.
  • Echinolytrum verruciferum (Maxim.) Makino
  • Fimbristylis dipsacea var. dipsacea
  • Fimbristylis dipsacea var. verrucifera (Maxim.) T.Koyama
  • Fimbristylis nipponensis Makino
  • Fimbristylis verrucifera (Maxim.) Makino
  • Isolepis dipsacea (Rottb.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Isolepis elachista Schult.
  • Isolepis verrucifera Maxim.
  • Scirpus dipsaceus Rottb.
  • Scirpus minimus Roxb.
  • Scirpus verrucifer (Maxim.) Meinsh.

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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). About our plant data.