Cyperaceae
Nodding fimbry
Fimbristylis nutans
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Fimbristylis nutansCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 垂穗飘拂草, 點頭飄拂草, 垂穗飄拂草, 点头飘拂草
- English
- Nodding fimbry
Synonyms
- Fimbristylis nutans var. typica Domin
- Iria nutans (Retz.) Kuntze
- Scirpus nutans Retz.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
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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.