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Fimbristylis dichotoma, commonly known as forked fimbry[1] or eight day grass,[2] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to tropical areas.

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

Description

The 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 and has a tufted habit. 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.[3]

Distribution

Fimbristylis dichotoma is widely distributed in Asia, Africa and Australia[2] as well as in other parts of the tropics.[4]

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.[4]

References

External links

Media related to Fimbristylis dichotoma at Wikimedia Commons

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