Scientific Name: Fimbristylis acicularis
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Pronunciation:fim-bree-SYLE-us ah-sick-you-LAH-ris (?)
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Type:
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Family:CYPERACEAE
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Vegetation Type:Found in damp places. Wet Heath, Wallum Woodland,
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Species List:SRR, TAFE, Arthur Harrold NR
Identification Notes
Annual sedge with densly tufted stems || **Identifying features - Fimbristylis sp** (fingerushes)||Culms: Angular to slightly rounded| Inflorescence: Terminal, solitary, one or more times compound, umbel-like. Spikelets solitary or in clusters.|Involucral bracts: Leaf-like, below and sometimes exceeding inflorescence.|Leaves: Narrow, basal or reduced to short-bladed sheaths.||