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Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

Fimbristylis spadicea
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 321. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. · Public domain

Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl. Fimbristylis spadicea, commonly known as marsh fimbry or saltmarsh fimbristylis, is a perennial sedge of the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the coastal Americas from New York and northwestern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and Peru.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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