Plant Details

Scientific Name: Fimbristylis nutans
  • Type: Herb, Sedge. Short rhizomes, densely tufted, erect.
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Species List: SRR NNP, SRR, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, TAFE, NNS Frog Hollow

Identification Notes

Inflorescence held at Oblique angle

Identifying features - Fimbristylis sp (fingerushes)

 Culms: Angular to slightly rounded
InflorescenceTerminal, 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.

  • Fimbristylis nutans
  • Fimbristylis nutans
  • Fimbristylis nutans
  • Fimbristylis nutans
  • Fimbristylis nutans
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