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Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudichaud-Beaupré. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed wet ground. Distribution: Native of Asia. Kral (1971) suggests that it may have been introduced into se. United States early, in association with rice. In North America, now ranging from Central America and the West Indies north to North Carolina, Kentucky, and Arkansas. Recently discovered in York County, Virginia (Z. Bradford, pers. comm., 2022).

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: The name F. miliacea has been rejected as a nomen ambiguum (Brummitt 2005).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, K4, Meso6, WH3, WI; = Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl — C, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Tx, W, Kral (1971), nomen ambiguum; = n/a — Pa; > Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudichaud-Beaupré — NS; > Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudichaud-Beaupré var. littoralis — Mo1, POWO; > Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl — NS. Basionym: Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1826 [1829]

Links to other floras: = Fimbristylis miliacea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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