(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 SPADICEA (L.) Vahl
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PlaceOfPublication
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Enum. 2:294. 1806.
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Synonym
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Scirpus spadiceus L. Sp. P1. 51. 1753. Scirpus castaneus Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1:31. 1803. Scirpus puberulus Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1:31. 1803
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Description
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Glabrous to pubescent perennial, often with elongate rhizomes, the culms 3-10 dm. high; leaves narrow, stiff, the bases indurate and castaneous or blackish; spike- lets few or numerous, 1-1.5 cm. long, the scales obtuse, glabrous or puberulous, apiculate, dark brown with paler veins imbedded in the tissue; achene biconvex, Dbovate, with deep-pitted horizontally elongated cells, and narrowed at the base to a minute purplish annulus.
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Distribution
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Sea beaches or tidal flats, often extending inland. Temperate and tropical America.
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Specimen
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COLON: Viento Frio, Pittier 4I39. SAN BLAS: Puerto Obaldia, Pittier 440I. CANAL ZONE: Balboa, Standley 25622; Fort Randolph, Standley 28752, 30880; Victoria Fill, near Miraflores Locks, Allen I703, 1728; Pedro Miguel, 15-30 m., Allen 4; Cristobal, Pittier 4235; Corozal, Killip 4338.
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