Fimbristylis dichotoma

Fimbristylis dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Species: F. dichotoma
Binomial name
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Synonyms

Scirpus dichotomus L.

Fimbristylis dichotoma, commonly known as forked fimbry[1] or eight day grass,[2] is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to tropical areas.

Description

The annual or perennial plant, 10–80 cm tall, with numerous long stems about 2 mm in diameter, slightly three-angled, compressed below the inflorescence, node-less, smooth and has a tufted habit. The root system is fibrous, wiry, black. Short rhizomes. Leaves numerous, forming a dense tuft at the base of the stem, being at least half as long as the stem.[3]

Distribution

Fimbristylis dichotoma is widely distributed in Asia, Africa and Australia[2] as well as in other parts of the tropics.[4]

Habitat

Fimbristylis dichotoma grows well on wet or even flooded soil; it is also found in uplands where the soil has good water retention. It is also found in swamps, open waste places, grassy roadsides, Imperata cylindrica grasslands and some plantation crops.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fimbristylis dichotoma". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Fimbristylis dichotoma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. ↑ "tall fringe rush (Fimbristylis dichotoma)".
  4. 1 2 "Fimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)".

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