Fimbristylis dichotoma
Common Fringe Rush, Forked Fimbry
Other regional names: Lesser Fimbristylis +2 more
- Lesser Fimbristylis
- Tall Fringe Rush
- Two Leaf Fimbristylis
Also known as: Eleocharis dichotoma (L.) H.Karst. +11 more
- Eleocharis dichotoma (L.) H.Karst.
- Fimbristylis annua subsp. diphylla (Retz.) Kük.
- Fimbristylis dichotoma f. dichotoma
- Fimbristylis diphylla var. rigidula Cordem., 1895
- Fimbristylis diphylla var. tomentosa Barros
- Fimbristylis serratula Vahl
- Imbristylis holwayana Fernald
- Isolepis dichotoma (L.) Kunth
- Scirpus annuus Allemão
- Scirpus brizoides Muhl., 1817
- Scirpus depauperatus Muhl.
- Scirpus dichotomus L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Fimbristylis dichotoma (commonly known as Common Fringe-Rush or Forked Fimbry) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Fimbristylis, which contains over 300 distinct species. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Russian Far East, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
France, Italy, Switzerland, Wake I.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms