Fimbristylis annua

(Allioni) Roemer & Schultes

in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 95. 1817.

Illustrated
Basionym: Scirpus annuus Allioni Fl. Pedem. 2: 277, plate 88, fig. 5. 1785 Fimbristylis diphylla var. tomentosa Barros 1945 Scirpus sulcatus Elliott 1816
Synonyms: Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald Fimbristylis arenicola Wiggins Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schultes) Torrey Fimbristylis darlingtoniana Pennell Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl Fimbristylis holwayana Fernald Fimbristylis serratula Vahl Fimbristylis verrucosa C. Presl Scirpus baldwinianus Schultes Scirpus depauperatus Muhlenberg Scirpus elliottii Sprengel
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 126. Mentioned on page 123, 125.

Plants annual, cespitose, 5–50 cm, base soft; rhizomes absent. Leaves nearly distichous, 1/2 to equal length of culms; sheaths bristlyciliate apically, backs glabrous or hirtellous; ligule present, complete; blades narrowly linear, 1–1.5(–2) mm wide, flat to shallowly involute, margins ciliate-scabrid, adaxial and abaxial surfaces glabrous or pubescent. Inflorescences: anthelae simple or compound, mostly open, diffuse, ascending-branched, longer than broad; scapes slender, 1 mm thick, angular; proximalmost involucral bract longer or shorter than anthela. Spikelets tan to brown or redbrown, ovoid to lance-ovoid, 3–8 mm; fertile scales broadly oblong to ovate, 2 mm, acute to obtuse-angled, smooth, midrib reaching apex or excurrent as mucro. Flowers: stamens 1(–2); styles 2-fid, flat, fimbriate. Achenes white to brown, often iridescent, lenticular or obovoid to pyriform-obovoid, 1 mm, cancellate, with 5–12 longitudinal ribs per side, alternating with as many rows of horizontally rectangular pits; warts of achene more usually distributed, or achene (rarely) smooth. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall, all year southward.
Habitat: Various moist to wet substrates, often on exposed, recently disturbed soils around or in shallow temporary pools in outcrops, in savannas, fields, and paddies
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ariz., Ark., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Atlantic Islands, Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands, Australia.

Discussion

The extensive, yet incomplete, synonymy above partly illustrates the polymorphic nature of Fimbristylis annua, there being many “stabilized” morphs in specialized habitats and much exchange of achenes mixed with grass seeds (particularly rice).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Robert Kral +
(Allioni) Roemer & Schultes +
Scirpus annuus +, Fimbristylis diphylla var. tomentosa +  and Scirpus sulcatus +
Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa +, Atlantic Islands +, Indian Ocean Islands +, Pacific Islands +  and Australia. +
0–1000 m +
Various moist to wet substrates, often on exposed, recently disturbed soils around or in shallow temporary pools in outcrops, in savannas, fields, and paddies +
Fruiting summer–fall, all year southward. +
in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. +
W1 +  and Illustrated +
Fimbristylis alamosana +, Fimbristylis arenicola +, Fimbristylis baldwiniana +, Fimbristylis darlingtoniana +, Fimbristylis hirtella +, Fimbristylis holwayana +, Fimbristylis serratula +, Fimbristylis verrucosa +, Scirpus baldwinianus +, Scirpus depauperatus +  and Scirpus elliottii +
Fimbristylis annua +
Fimbristylis +
species +