Cyperaceae
Marsh fimbry
Fimbristylis spadicea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Fimbristylis spadiceaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 栗色飘拂草
- English
- Marsh fimbry
Synonyms
- Eleogiton spadicea (L.) A.Dietr.
- Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl
- Fimbristylis cylindrica Vahl
- Fimbristylis pallidula Kral
- Fimbristylis riehleana Steud.
- Fimbristylis spadicea f. domingensis (Pers.) Kük.
- Fimbristylis spadicea var. castanea (Michx.) A.Gray
- Fimbristylis spadicea var. depauperata T.Koyama
- Fimbristylis spadicea var. longestigmata Zavaro
- Fimbristylis speciosa Rohde ex Spreng.
- Fimbristylis sterilis Nees
- Fimbristylis umbellata Schrad. ex Nees
- Iria castanea (Michx.) Farw.
- Iria spadicea (L.) Kuntze
- Iria spadicea var. nigra Kuntze
- Iria spadicea var. normalis Kuntze
- Iria spadicea var. pallida Kuntze
- Iria umbellata (Schrad. ex Nees) Kuntze
- Schoenus spadiceus (L.) Vahl
- Scirpus castaneus Michx.
- Scirpus cylindraceus Willd. ex Kunth
- Scirpus cylindricus (Vahl) Poir.
- Scirpus domingensis Pers.
- Scirpus spadiceus L.
- Scirpus sterilis Salzm. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.