General Information | |
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Symbol: | FICY |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
HI I,N L48 I,N PB N PR I,N VI I,N |
Other Common Names: |
button sedge
mau'u 'aki'aki tropical fimbry |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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FIAT | Fimbristylis atollensis H. St. John | |
FICYS | Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. ssp. spathacea (Roth) T. Koyama | |
FISP2 | Fimbristylis spathacea Roth |
hurricanegrass
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Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
Subclass | Commelinidae |
Order | Cyperales |
Family | Cyperaceae – Sedge family |
Genus | Fimbristylis Vahl – fimbry |
Species | Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. – hurricanegrass |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Fimbristylis cymosa . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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