Fimbristylis_dichotoma

<i>Fimbristylis dichotoma</i>

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Species of grass-like plant

Fimbristylis dichotoma, commonly known as forked fimbry[1] or eight day grass,[2] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to tropical areas.

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Description

The annual or perennial plant, 10–80 cm tall, with numerous long stems about 2 mm in diameter, slightly three-angled, compressed below the inflorescence, node-less, smooth and has a tufted habit. The root system is fibrous, wiry, black. Short rhizomes. Leaves numerous, forming a dense tuft at the base of the stem, being at least half as long as the stem.[3]

Distribution

Fimbristylis dichotoma is widely distributed in Asia, Africa and Australia[2] as well as in other parts of the tropics.[4]

Habitat

Fimbristylis dichotoma grows well on wet or even flooded soil; it is also found in uplands where the soil has good water retention. It is also found in swamps, open waste places, grassy roadsides, Imperata cylindrica grasslands and some plantation crops.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Fimbristylis dichotoma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Fimbristylis dichotoma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. [3]
    "tall fringe rush (Fimbristylis dichotoma)".
  4. [4]
    "Fimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)".

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