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Cyperaceae

Marsh fimbry

Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Fimbristylis

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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.