- Pronunciation: fim-bree-SYLE-us ah-sick-you-LAH-ris (?)
- Type: Sedge. Short rhizomes, densely tufted, erect.
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Size: Stems 5-20 cm tall
- Vegetation Type: Found in damp places. Wet Heath, Wallum Woodland,
- Species List: SRR, TAFE, Arthur Harrold NR
Identification Notes
Annual Sedge with densly tufted stems
Identifying features - Fimbristylis sp (fingerushes)
Culms: Angular to slightly rounded
Inflorescence: Terminal, solitary, one or more times Compound, Umbel-like. Spikelets solitary or in clusters.
Involucral Bracts: Leaf-like, below and sometimes exceeding Inflorescence.
Leaves: Narrow, Basal or Reduced to short-bladed sheaths.
