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Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl
marsh fimbry

       
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Line Drawing of Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 320. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

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Synonyms:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

  SCCA12 Scirpus castaneus Michx.
 

Distribution:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 28 species in Fimbristylis
 

Classification:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Fimbristylis Vahl – fimbry
Species Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl – marsh fimbry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
marsh fimbry              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40109.

 
 
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