Fimbristylis puberula
vahl's hairy fimbry, hairy fimbry
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
July - September
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Perennial with persistent leaf bases. The leaf blades are involute, 1.7-2 mm wide, and the achenes have cells arranged in longitudinal lines. Similar to E. tomentosa, which is an annual with shorter, flat leaf blades to 1 mm wide and achenes that have cells in horizontal rows.
Natural History
Grows in sand, sandy peat or clay soils of savannahs, pinelands, grass-sedge bogs, meadows and prairies.
Habitat
Sands, sandy peats or clays of savannas, open pinelands, upper edges of grass-sedge bogs, meadows and prairies.