Fimbristylis castanea explained

Fimbristylis castanea, commonly known as marsh fimbry or saltmarsh fimbristylis, is a perennial sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to the United States of America.

Description

Fimbristylis castanea commonly grows up to 1m (03feet) in height, forming thick clumps.^[1] Its narrow leaves grow from the base of the plant. They are dark brown and sturdy at the base and grow from one half to two thirds of the plant's height in length.^[2] The small flowers of the sedge are hidden behind dark, glossy, brown scales that form budlike spikelets.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the south eastern states from Texas extending east and north around the coast as far as New York.^{[4] [5]}

It commonly grows in salt marshes coastal dunes, and brackish marsh inland, especially near wharves.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Marine Plants of the Texas Coast . Roy L. Lehman . illustrated . Texas A&M University Press . 2013 . 9781623490164 . 45.
2. Book: Flora of North America: Volume 23: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in Part): Cyperaceae . Flora of North America Editorial Committee . illustrated, reprint . OUP USA . 2003 . 9780195152074 . 149.
3. Book: Field Guide to Tidal Wetland Plants of the Northeastern United States and Neighboring Canada: Vegetation of Beaches, Tidal Flats, Rocky Shores, Marshes, Swamps, and Coastal Ponds . registration . Ralph W. Tiner . illustrated, revised . Univ of Massachusetts Press . 2009 . 9781558496675 . 218.
4. Web site: Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl marsh fimbry. 18 October 2017. United States Department of Agriculture.
5. Book: An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British Possessions from Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian; Volume 1 of An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions from Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian, Addison Brown . Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown . C. Scribner's Sons . 1913 . 320.