Fimbristylis spadicea

saltmarsh fimbry, saltmarsh fimbristylis, marsh fimbry
Family

Cyperaceae

Leaf Arrangement

basal (rosulate)

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear

Growth Form

graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic

Flower Color

inconspicuous

Flower Month

June - September

Height (meters)

0.2 - 2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

6

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

1

Field Characters

Up to 1 m tall perennial sedge that grows in sparse stands in intermediate to saline marsh. It has a leafy base with leaves that are thick and often semi-circular in cross section, are one third as long as culms, and point upward.

Natural History

Found in moist sands or muck soils of coastal marshes and dune swales (rarely alkaline situations inland).

Habitat

Brackish marshes, savannas, moist sands or muck of coastal marshes, dune swales, or estuary banks and meadows.