Fimbristylis dichotoma

Fimbristylis dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Species: F. dichotoma
Binomial name
Fimbristylis dichotoma
(L.) Vahl
Synonyms

Scirpus dichotomus L.

Fimbristylis dichotoma, the forked fimbry,[1] is a tufted erect, annual or perennial plant, 10–80 cm tall, with numerous long stems about 2 mm in diameter, slightly three-angled, compressed below the inflorescence, node-less, smooth. The root system is fibrous, wiry, black. Short rhizomes. Leaves numerous, forming a dense tuft at the base of the stem, being at least half as long as the stem.[2]

Distribution

Fimbristylis dichotoma is widely distributed in Asia and Africa, as well as in other parts of the tropics.[3]

Habitat

Fimbristylis dichotoma grows well on wet or even flooded soil; it is also found in uplands where the soil has good water retention. It is also found in swamps, open waste places, grassy roadsides, Imperata cylindrica grasslands and some plantation crops.[3]

References

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