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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Fimbristylis castanea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Marsh Fimbry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis castanea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-07-002:
Fimbristylis spadicea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Fimbristylis spadicea
COMMON NAME:
Marsh Fimbry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_fica4_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_f_castanea_1307
May Monroe County FL
Everglades National Park
Plant cespitose, lacking rhizomes; lf bases leathery, dark brown, deeply set, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Fimbristylis castanea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis castanea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-07-002:
Fimbristylis spadicea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Fimbristylis spadicea
3928
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Brackish marshes and dune swales, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets chestnut brown to dull brown
Bisexual
2-3 stamens
Inflorescence a terminal anthela
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous brown
Achene
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