NameThatPlant.net: Fimbristylis perpusilla

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Fimbristylis perpusilla FAMILY Cyperaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

The spikelets in the genus Fimbristylis resemble tiny pinecones. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis perpusilla FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Harper's Fimbry

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Fimbristylis perpusilla FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fimbristylis perpusilla FAMILY Cyperaceae

4364

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Drawdown zones of natural depression ponds or exposed banks of blackwater or brownwater rivers, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Achene

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