Gen. Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) / Flora of USA and Canada

Scientific name	Google Search	*Distribution in USA and Canada ()**	Common names	Grown habit	Duration
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl = Scirpus aestivalis Retz.		USA (HI) Map for Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl (*)	summer fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult. = Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald = Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schult.) Torr. = Fimbristylis laxa Vahl = Scirpus annuus All.		USA (AL, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV) Map for Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult. (*)	annual fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. = Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. mucronulata (Michx.) Fernald = Fimbristylis geminata (Nees) Kunth = Scirpus autumnalis L.		USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC) Map for Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. (*)	slender fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis boninensis Hayata		- Map for Fimbristylis boninensis Hayata (*)		Graminoid	-
Fimbristylis brevivaginata Kral		USA (AL, GA) Map for Fimbristylis brevivaginata Kral (*)	glade fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis caroliniana (Lam.) Fernald = Fimbristylis harperi Britton = Scirpus carolinianus Lam.		USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TX, VA) Map for Fimbristylis caroliniana (Lam.) Fernald (*)	Carolina fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl = Scirpus castaneus Michx.		USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA) Map for Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl (*)	marsh fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link = Scirpus complanatus Retz.		USA+ (PR) Map for Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link (*)	Puerto Rico fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.		USA (FL, HI), USA+ (VI) Map for Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. (*)	tropical fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. cymosa		USA (FL), USA+ (VI) Map for Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. cymosa (*)		Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. umbellatacapitata (Hillebr.) T. Koyama = Fimbristylis pycnocephala Hillebr.		USA (HI) Map for Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. umbellatacapitata (Hillebr.) T. Koyama (*)		Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis decipiens Kral		USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, TX) Map for Fimbristylis decipiens Kral (*)	southern fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl = Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl = Scirpus dichotomus L.		USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl (*)	forked fimbry	Graminoid	Annual, Perennial
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl = Scirpus ferrugineus L.		USA (HI), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl (*)	West Indian fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth		- Map for Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth (*)	globe fimbry	Graminoid	-
Fimbristylis harrisii (Britton) J.E. Adams [excluded]		- Map for Fimbristylis harrisii (Britton) J.E. Adams [excluded] (*)		Graminoid	-
Fimbristylis hawaiiensis Hillebr.		USA (HI) Map for Fimbristylis hawaiiensis Hillebr. (*)	Hawai'i fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis inaguensis Britton		USA+ (VI) Map for Fimbristylis inaguensis Britton (*)	Bahama fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. = Fimbristylis miliacea auct. non (L.) Vahl		USA (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX), USA+ (PR) Map for Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. (*)	fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl = Scirpus miliaceus L.		USA+ (PR) Map for Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl (*)	grass-like fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis pauciflora R. Br.		- Map for Fimbristylis pauciflora R. Br. (*)	fimbry	Graminoid	-
Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper ex Small & Britton		USA (DE, GA, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA) Map for Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper ex Small & Britton (*)	Harper's fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl		USA (AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON) Map for Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl (*)	hairy fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. interior (Britton) Kral = Fimbristylis interior Britton		USA (CO, KS, MN, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT) Map for Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. interior (Britton) Kral (*)	hairy fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula = Fimbristylis anomala Boeckeler = Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula (Michx.) Britton = Fimbristylis drummondii (Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.) Boeckeler = Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. drummondii (Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.) Ward = Scirpus puberulus Michx.		USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON) Map for Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula (*)	hairy fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth = Scirpus quinquangularis Vahl		USA+ (PR) Map for Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth (*)	fiveangle fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis schoenoides (Retz.) Vahl = Scirpus schoenoides Retz.		USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS) Map for Fimbristylis schoenoides (Retz.) Vahl (*)	ditch fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis spathacea Roth = Fimbristylis atollensis H. St. John = Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. spathacea (Roth) T. Koyama		USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Fimbristylis spathacea Roth (*)	hurricanegrass	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis thermalis S. Watson = Fimbristylis spadicea auct. non (L.) Vahl = Scirpus spadiceus auct. non L.		USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT) Map for Fimbristylis thermalis S. Watson (*)	hot springs fimbry	Graminoid	Perennial
Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl = Fimbristylis pilosa Vahl		USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX) Map for Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl (*)	woolly fimbry	Graminoid	Annual
Fimbristylis tristachya R. Br.		- Map for Fimbristylis tristachya R. Br. (*)	fimbry	Graminoid	-
Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link = Scirpus vahlii Lam.		USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX) Map for Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link (*)	Vahl's fimbry	Graminoid	Annual

(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

PICTURES

Fimbristylis annua
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. - Not copyrighted image
Fimbristylis annua
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 321.
Fimbristylis autumnalis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 322.

Fimbristylis autumnalis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 322.
Fimbristylis bisumbellata
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 321.
Fimbristylis bisumbellata
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Fimbristylis castanea
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 320.
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. - Not copyrighted image
Fimbristylis puberula
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 321.

Fimbristylis puberula var. interior
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 320.
Fimbristylis vahlii
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 321.

L.R. 2009