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Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl
grasslike fimbry
Symbol: FIMI
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
FIMI Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl
 

SCMI9

Scirpus miliaceus L.
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About grasslike fimbry

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State Distributional Map for FIMI
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Plant Distribution by State

Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl

FIMI

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Kentucky distribution information North Carolina distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl

View 35 genera in Cyperaceae, 26 species in Fimbristylis

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Classification:
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) 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 miliacea (L.) Vahl – grasslike fimbry

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Invasive Information:
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl
        grasslike fimbry
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) 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
OBL NI OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40115.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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