Fimbristylis microcarya
Fimbristylis microcarya
- Native to:
- Australia, Burkina, Burundi, Caroline Is., Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Namibia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Taiwan, Togo, Vietnam, Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Fimbristylis
- Species:
- Fimbristylis microcarya
- USDA Symbol:
- FIMI10
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 40 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan, feb, mar, apr, may
- Bloom Colors:
- brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Full Sun
- Best Light:
- Full Sun
- Habitat:
- Wetland, Riparian, Savanna
- Ecology:
- Occurs in seasonally wet areas, damp depressions, margins of watercourses, and ephemeral wetlands across tropical savannas.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- sandy — also tolerates clay, loam
- Drainage:
- wet
- Moisture:
- wet
- Notes:
- Occurs in wet, saturated sandy or silty mud, often in seasonally inundated depressions.