Fimbristylis puberula (Michaux) Vahl. Common name: Hairy Fimbry. Phenology: (May-) Jul-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, bogs, wet meadows or prairie-like areas, calcareous glades and barrens, granite outcrops. Distribution: Long Island, NY south to s. FL and west to TX, KS, and NE.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Mi; = Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula — Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, GrPl, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tx, Va, Kral (1971); = n/a — Tat; > Fimbristylis anomala Boeckeler — S; > Fimbristylis drummondii (Torr. & Hook.) Böckler — F, S13; < Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl — GW1, Tn, WH3; > Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl — S; > Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. drummondii (Torr. & Hook.) D.B.Ward — Il; < Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl — RAB, W; Scirpus puberulus Michaux. Basionym: Scirpus puberulus Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Fimbristylis puberula var. puberula - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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