Fimbristylis castanea (Michaux) Vahl. Common name: Marsh Fimbry. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish marshes and dune swales. Distribution: 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, K4, Mex, NS, NY, POWO, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, Kral (1971); = n/a — Pa; < Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl — Bah, RAB, WH3; Scirpus castaneus Michaux. Basionym: Scirpus castaneus Michx. 1803
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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