Fimbristylis annua (Allioni) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Common name: Annual Fimbry; Forked Fimbry. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Wet, disturbed areas, thin soils of rock outcrops; variously interpreted as entirely alien or partly native. Distribution: SE. PA, WV, s. IN, s. IL, MO, e. KS, south to n. peninsular FL, s. TX, s. AZ, and south through Mexico to Central and South America; West Indies; Eurasia, Africa, etc.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, Pa, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Kral (1971); ? Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schult.) Torr. — F, S, Tat; < Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl — RAB, WH3; < Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl ssp. dichotoma — POWO; ? Fimbristylis laxa Vahl — S13; Scirpus annuus Allioni. Basionym: Scirpus annuus All. 1785
Links to other floras: = Fimbristylis annua - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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