Fimbristylis polytrichoides (Retz.) Vahl is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Fimbristylis polytrichoides (Retz.) Vahl
Fimbristylis polytrichoides, commonly called rusty sedge, is a coastal flowering fimbry native to multiple regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Fimbristylis polytrichoides (Retz.) Vahl, a species of fimbry, has the common name rusty sedge. It is native to east Africa, Madagascar, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. In Australia, the plant is common along coastlines and estuaries. Its flowers have a distinctive rusty brown color, and grow on a single spikelet, blooming from May to July.
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Gahnia xanthocarpa (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
Cyperus laxus Lam.
Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
Cyperus grayioides Mohlenbr.
Carex tenera Dewey
Carex lurida Wahlenb.
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