Cyperaceae
West Indian fimbry
Fimbristylis ferruginea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 锈鳞飘拂草
- English
- West Indian fimbry
Synonyms
- Campylostachys abbreviata E.Mey.
- Campylostachys abbreviata E.Mey.
- Eleocharis juncoides Schult.
- Fimbristylis andamandica Kurz
- Fimbristylis arvensis (Retz.) Vahl
- Fimbristylis brevifolia R.Br.
- Fimbristylis ciliata C.B.Clarke ex Drobow
- Fimbristylis compressa Roem. & Schult.
- Fimbristylis cyrtophylla Miq.
- Fimbristylis ferruginea f. decomposita Domin
- Fimbristylis ferruginea subsp. sieberiana (Kunth) Lye
- Fimbristylis ferruginea var. compacta Kük.
- Fimbristylis ferruginea var. ferruginea
- Fimbristylis ferruginea var. foliata Benth.
- Fimbristylis ferruginea var. sieberiana (Kunth) Boeckeler
- Fimbristylis ferruginea var. typica Domin
- Fimbristylis leiocarpa Miq.
- Fimbristylis lomentocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Fimbristylis marginata Labill.
- Fimbristylis mauritiana Tausch ex C.Presl
- Fimbristylis ochreata Boeckeler
- Fimbristylis paucispicata F.Muell.
- Fimbristylis roxburghii A.Dietr.
- Fimbristylis sieberiana Kunth
- Fimbristylis spadicea var. ferruginea (L.) Alph.Wood
- Fimbristylis stans Rich. ex Spreng.
- Fimbristylis sublateralis Steud.
- Fimbristylis trispicata Steud.
- Iria ferruginea (L.) Kuntze
- Isolepis ferruginea (L.) Schltdl. & Cham.
- Schoenus polymorphus Rottb.
- Scirpus arvensis Retz.
- Scirpus bonariensis Poir.
- Scirpus brevifolius Poir.
- Scirpus cinereofuscus Willd. ex Kunth
- Scirpus debilis Lam.
- Scirpus ferrugineus L.
- Scirpus ferrugineus var. debilis (Lam.) Poir.
- Scirpus globulosus Roxb.
- Scirpus habessinicus Ehrenb. ex Boeckeler
and 5 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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 
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 
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.