Genus Fimbristylis Vahl


Summary
Genus number:
4676
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Accession count:

18 (17  active, 10  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Iria (Rich. ex Pers.) R. Hedw., nom. rej.


Synonyms
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Fruiting head

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References:
  1. Guaglianone, E. R. 1970. Un nuevo caráracter, útil en la distinción genérica entre Fimbristylis Vahl y Bulbostylis Kunth (Cyperaceae). Darwiniana 16:40-48.
  2. Reutemann, A. G. et al. 2009. Structure of the inflorescences of selected South American species of Abildgaardia Vahl, Bulbostylis Kunth, and Fimbristylis Vahl (Abildgaardieae-Cyperoideae-Cyperaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 283:93-110. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-009-0217-1.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4676. Accessed 15 April 2026.