Fimbristylis autumnalis
slender fimbry
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
3
Natural History
Found in meadows, ditches and low places throughout Louisiana and east Texas.
Habitat
Meadows, ditches, moist and wet sands, peats, silts, or clays, disturbed sunny ground, and low waste places, ravines, dry and sandy prairies, shores of streams and ponds.