Scientific or common name:

Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk.

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk.
Nomencl. ref.: Plantae Javanicae Rariores 1844
Rank: species
See: ► Abildgaardia ovata (Burm. f.) Kral

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Common names

U.S. name: Flatspike sedge

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Abildgaardia ovata (Burm. f.) Kral
= Abildgaardia monostachya (L.) Vahl
= Cyperus monostachyos L.
= Fimbristylis ovata (Burm. f.) J. Kern

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Species:

1) Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl 2) Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald 3) Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult. 4) Fimbristylis anomala Boeckeler 5) Fimbristylis atollensis H. St. John 6) Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. 7) Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. mucronulata (Michx.) Fernald 8) Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schult.) Torr. 9) Fimbristylis boninensis Hayata 10) Fimbristylis brevivaginata Kral 11) Fimbristylis capillaris (L.) A. Gray 12) Fimbristylis caroliniana (Lam.) Fernald 13) Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl 14) Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula (Michx.) Britton 15) Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link 16) Fimbristylis curassavica (Britton) Alain 17) Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. 18) Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. cymosa 19) Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. spathacea (Roth) T. Koyama 20) Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. umbellatacapitata (Hillebr.) T. Koyama 21) Fimbristylis decipiens Kral 22) Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl 23) Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl 24) Fimbristylis drummondii (Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.) Boeckeler 25) Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl 26) Fimbristylis geminata (Nees) Kunth 27) Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth 28) Fimbristylis harperi Britton 29) Fimbristylis harrisii (Britton) J.E. Adams [excluded] 30) Fimbristylis hawaiiensis Hillebr. 31) Fimbristylis inaguensis Britton 32) Fimbristylis interior Britton 33) Fimbristylis juncoides (Vahl) Alain 34) Fimbristylis laxa Vahl 35) Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. 36) Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl 37) Fimbristylis miliacea auct. non (L.) Vahl 38) Fimbristylis monostachya (L.) Hassk. 39) Fimbristylis ovata (Burm. f.) J. Kern 40) Fimbristylis pauciflora R. Br. 41) Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper ex Small & Britton 42) Fimbristylis pilosa Vahl 43) Fimbristylis portoricensis (Britton) Alain 44) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl 45) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. drummondii (Torr. & Hook. ex Torr.) Ward 46) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. interior (Britton) Kral 47) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula 48) Fimbristylis pycnocephala Hillebr. 49) Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth 50) Fimbristylis schoenoides (Retz.) Vahl 51) Fimbristylis spadicea auct. non (L.) Vahl 52) Fimbristylis spathacea Roth 53) Fimbristylis thermalis S. Watson 54) Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl 55) Fimbristylis tristachya R. Br. 56) Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link 57) Fimbristylis vestita (Kunth) Hemsl.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)


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

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Fimbristylis)
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1) (no name) 2) Annual fimbry (Fimbristylis annua) 3) Bahama fimbry (Fimbristylis inaguensis) 4) Carolina fimbry (Fimbristylis caroliniana) 5) Densetuft hairsedge (Fimbristylis capillaris) 6) Ditch fimbry (Fimbristylis schoenoides) 7) Fewflower hairsedge (Fimbristylis portoricensis) 8) Fimbry (Fimbristylis littoralis) 9) Fiveangle fimbry (Fimbristylis quinquangularis) 10) Flatspike sedge (Fimbristylis monostachya) 11) Forked fimbry (Fimbristylis dichotoma) 12) Glade fimbry (Fimbristylis brevivaginata) 13) Globe fimbry (Fimbristylis globulosa) 14) Grass-like fimbry (Fimbristylis miliacea) 15) Hairy fimbry (Fimbristylis puberula) 16) Harper's fimbry (Fimbristylis perpusilla) 17) Hawai'i fimbry (Fimbristylis hawaiiensis) 18) Hot springs fimbry (Fimbristylis thermalis) 19) Hurricanegrass (Fimbristylis spathacea) 20) Marsh fimbry (Fimbristylis castanea) 21) Puerto Rico fimbry (Fimbristylis complanata) 22) Rush hairsedge (Fimbristylis juncoides) 23) Slender fimbry (Fimbristylis autumnalis) 24) Southern fimbry (Fimbristylis decipiens) 25) Summer fimbry (Fimbristylis aestivalis) 26) Tropical fimbry (Fimbristylis cymosa) 27) Tufted hairsedge (Fimbristylis vestita) 28) Vahl's fimbry (Fimbristylis vahlii) 29) West Indian fimbry (Fimbristylis ferruginea) 30) West Indian hairsedge (Fimbristylis curassavica) 31) Woolly fimbry (Fimbristylis tomentosa)

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More species:
1) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl [346]
2) Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. puberula [207]
3) Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link [372]
4) Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. var. immarginatus Lindb. ex Lesq. & James [101]
5) Fissidens bryoides Hedw. [519]
6) Fissidens cristatus Wilson ex Mitt. [144]
7) Fissidens incurvus Starke ex Röhl. [110]
8) Fissidens manateensis Grout [106]
9) Fissidens texanus Lesq. & James [91]
10) Flaveria campestris J.R. Johnst. [339]

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