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Fimbristylis cymosa
Also called Hurricanegrass, Tropical Fimbristylis
Fimbristylis cymosa, commonly known as tropical fimbry, or St. John's sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae. It has a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific.
The rhizomatous perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 0.8 metres (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between February and September and produces brown flowers.
Fimbristylis acicularis · Pointed Fimbristylis · Summer fimbry · Fimbristylis ammobia · Fimbristylis blakei · Fimbristylis blepharolepis · Fringe-rush · Fimbristylis cardiocarpa · Fimbristylis cephalophora · Fimbristylis cinnamometorum · Fimbristylis compacta · Fimbristylis corynocarya
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fimbristylis cymosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
