Cyperaceae
Ditch fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 嘉义飘拂草, 嘉義飄拂草, 少穗飘拂草, 少穗飄拂草, 毛蜂子
- English
- Ditch fimbry
Synonyms
- Abildgaardia nervosa J.Presl & C.Presl
- Eleogiton monostachya (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) A.Dietr.
- Fimbristylis bispicata (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Nees & Meyen
- Fimbristylis bispicata Nees & Meyen
- Fimbristylis inconstans Steud.
- Fimbristylis kagiensis Hayata
- Fimbristylis kunthiana Ridl.
- Fimbristylis longifolia S.T.Blake
- Fimbristylis schoenoides var. ciliata Ridl.
- Iria bispicata (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Kuntze
- Iria schoenodes (Retz.) Kuntze
- Iriha schoenoides (Retz.) Kuntze
- Isolepis bispicata (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Schult.
- Isolepis monostachya (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Spreng.
- Isolepis rariflora Schrad.
- Scirpus bispicatus J.Koenig ex Roxb.
- Scirpus monostachyos J.Koenig ex Roxb.
- Scirpus schoenoides Retz.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.