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Fimbristylis castanea (Michaux) Vahl. Marsh Fimbry. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Brackish marshes and dune swales. Dist: NY (Long Island) south to s. TX and adjacent Mexico (TAM, VER); Yucatan peninsula of Mexico (ROO, YUC); West Indies.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Replaced in most of the New World tropics by the related F. spadicea.

Synonymy : = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Mex, NY, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, Kral (1971); = n/a – Pa; < Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl – Bah, RAB, WH3

Links to other floras: = Fimbristylis castanea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily : 9

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