(Last Modified On 10/23/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/23/2012)
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Species
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FIMBRISTYLIS FERRUGINEA (L.) Vahl
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PlaceOfPublication
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Enum. 2:291. 1806.
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Synonym
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Scirpus ferrugineus L. Sp. P1. 50. 1753.
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Description
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Perennial, with short rhizomes; culms filiform to 2 mm. wide, 2-8 dm. high; leaves much shorter than culm, the blades often nearly obsolete; spikelets com- monly 5-10, ovoid-oblong, 8-20 mm. long, the scales brown or ferruginous, pilose- puberulent toward the apex; achene obovate, biconvex, dull yellow, opaque, the surface lightly reticulate.
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Distribution
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Maritime shores from Cuba southward; tropics of Old World.
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Specimen
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COLON: Colon, Lebmann 998. CANAL ZONE: France Field, Standley 28581
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