Cyperaceae
Fiveangle fimbry
Fimbristylis quinquangularis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 五棱秆飘拂草, 五稜稈飄拂草, 五稜稈飘拂草, 异五棱飘拂草
- English
- Fiveangle fimbry, Grasslike Fimbry, Globe finger rush
Synonyms
- Fimbristylis quinquangularis var. quinquangularis
- Iria quinquangularis (Vahl) Kuntze
- Scirpus quinquangularis Vahl
- Trichelostylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Rison Thumboor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.