Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are over 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to regions where they are not native. Some are considered weeds. These are typical sedges in appearance, with stiff, ridged stems and cone-shaped terminal panicles of spikelets. They are found in wet environments, and are most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions.

==Selected species== 312 species are currently accepted. Selected species include: Fimbristylis acicularis Fimbristylis acuminata – pointed fimbristylis Fimbristylis aestivalis – summer fimbry Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis Fimbristylis ammobia Fimbristylis autumnalis – slender fimbry Fimbristylis blakei Fimbristylis blepharolepis Fimbristylis caespitosa Fimbristylis cardiocarpa Fimbristylis cephalophora Fimbristylis cinnamometorum Fimbristylis compacta Fimbristylis complanata – Puerto Rico fimbry Fimbristylis corynocarya Fimbristylis costiglumis Fimbristylis crosslandii – Formerly C. setifolia Fimbristylis cymosa – tropical fimbry, Fimbristylis denudata Fimbristylis dichotoma – two-leaf fimbrystylis, tall fringe-rush Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. depauperata (synonym Fimbristylis depauperata) Fimbristylis dictyocolea Fimbristylis dipsacea Fimbristylis dura Fimbristylis elegans Fimbristylis eremophila Fimbristylis ferruginea – rusty sedge, West Indian fimbry Fimbristylis hawaiiensis – Hawaii fimbry Fimbristylis helicophylla – twisted leaf fimbristylis Fimbristylis hirsutifolia Fimbristylis inaguensis – Bahama fimbry Fimbristylis insignis Fimbristylis lanceolata Fimbristylis laxiglumis Fimbristylis leucocolea Fimbristylis littoralis – lesser fimbristylis Fimbristylis macassarensis Fimbristylis microcarya Fimbristylis neilsonii Fimbristylis onchnidiocarpa Fimbristylis perpusilla – Harper's fimbry Fimbristylis polytrichoides – rusty sedge Fimbristylis puberula – hairy fimbry Fimbristylis quinquangularis Fimbristylis quinquangularis subsp. quinquangularis (synonym Fimbristylis miliacea ) – grasslike fimbry Fimbristylis schoenoides – ditch fimbry Fimbristylis spadicea – marsh fimbry, salt marsh fimbristylis Fimbristylis thermalis – hot springs fimbry Fimbristylis tristachya Fimbristylis umbellaris – globular fimbrystylis Fimbristylis vahlii – Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis velata (now distinguished from F. squarrosa)