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Marsh Fimbry
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United S, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sedges

Marsh Fimbry

Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl

Names

EnglishMarsh Fimbry
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese栗色飘拂草
Scientific nameFimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl

About this species

Fimbristylis spadicea, commonly known as marsh fimbry or saltmarsh fimbristylis, is a perennial sedge of the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the coastal Americas from New York and northwestern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and Peru.

The species was first described as Scirpus spadiceus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. In 1805 Martin Vahl placed it in the newly-described genus Fimbristylis as Fimbristylis spadicea. The species has over two dozen synonyms.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusFimbristylis

In Suriname

23Records in Suriname
1838First record
1964Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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