Fimbristylis dipsacea
Harper's Fimbristylis
Also known as: Echinolytrum dipsaceum (Rottb.) Desf. +4 more
- Echinolytrum dipsaceum (Rottb.) Desf.
- Echinolytrum dipsaceum (Rottb.) Desv.
- Echinolytrum dispaceum (Rottb.) Desf.
- Fimbristylis dipsacea (Rottb.) Benth.
- Isolepis dipsacea (Rottb.) Roem. & Schult.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and South America, Fimbristylis dipsacea (commonly known as Harper's Fimbristylis) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northern South America, Papuasia, Russian Far East, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil North, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Gabon, Hainan, India, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Mali, Manchuria, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Primorye, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaïre