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Fimbristylis ammobia is a small tufted sedge native to northern Australia, growing about 10 to 20 cm tall in sandy soils. It is a wild plant of seasonally dry tropical areas and is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant.
Fimbristylis ammobia is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.2 metres (0.33 to 0.66 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between March and July and produces brown flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fimbristylis ammobia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
