Fimbristylis miliacea
grass-like fimbry, grasslike fimbry, frimbry
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
equitant
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
June - September
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Cultural Information
Seed germination appears to be low when just harvested. Juliano (1940) found that seeds buried in the ground for 6 months had a germination rate of 64 percent. Seeds average approximately 1,100,000/lb.
Natural History
Found in sandy, peat-muck, and silty soils of such as savannahs, lake or river shores and rice fields.
Habitat
Sandy peat, peat muck, and silt of open areas such as savannas, pond, lake or river shores, wet places, often a rice-field weed.