Fimbristylis dichotoma

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Common Name:	Forked Fimbry; Tall Fimbry
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, OBL (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus	Fimbristylis
Species	Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl - Forked Fimbry; Tall Fimbry

Citation

Citation	Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl, Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 2: 287. 1805.
Basionym:	Scirpus dichotomus L. 1753.
Type:	SRI LANKA: Without data, Herb. Hermann 2: 63 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by T. Koyama, in A. C. Smith, Fl. Vit. Nova 1: 244. 1979.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Fimbristylis affinis	Fimbristylis affinis J. Presl & C. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 191. 1828.
Fimbristylis ambigua	Fimbristylis ambigua Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 117. 1855.		INDONESIA: Java:
Fimbristylis annua	Fimbristylis annua (Allioni) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 95. 1817.	Scirpus annuus Allioni 1785.
Fimbristylis annua var. brizoides	Fimbristylis annua (Allioni) Roemer & Schultes, var. brizoides (Kükenthal) Gross & Brade, in Sampaio, Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 34: 48. 1932.	Fimbristylis annua (Allioni) Roemer & Schultes, forma brizoides Kükenthal 1826; Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck 1842, nom. illegit.; Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl 1805.
Fimbristylis annua var. diphylla	Fimbristylis annua (Allioni) Roemer & Schultes, var. diphylla (Retzius) Kükenthal, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 196. 1926.	Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1789.
Fimbristylis arenicola	Fimbristylis arenicola Wiggins, Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 15. 1950.
Fimbristylis brizoides	Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74. 1842, nom. illegit.	Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl 1805.
Fimbristylis brizoides var. humboldtiana	Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. humboldtiana Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74. 1842.	Fimbristylis humboldtii J. Presl & C. Presl 1828.
Fimbristylis brizoides var. pumila	Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. pumila Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 75, 76. 1842, nom. inadmiss.	Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck 1842, nom. illegit.; Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl 1805.
Fimbristylis calocarpa	Fimbristylis calocarpa Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 117. 1855.		INDONESIA: Timor:
Fimbristylis cincta	Fimbristylis cincta Nees von Esenbeck, in Wight, Contr. Bot. Ind. 98. 1834.
Fimbristylis circinnata	Fimbristylis circinnata Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116. 1855.		INDONESIA: Java:
Fimbristylis diphylla subsp. diffusa	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, subsp. diffusa D. B. Ward, Castanea 33: 127. 1968.		FLORIDA: Alachua Co.: Near NW corner of Payne's Prairie, 13 Aug 1966, Ward 5867 (holotype: FLAS; isotypes: DUKE, FSU, GA, GH, NCU, NY, US, USF, VDB).
Fimbristylis diphylla var. annua	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, var. annua (Allioni) C. B. Clarke, in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 637. 1893, nom. illegit.	Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler, var. minor Boeckeler 1871;Scirpus annuus Allioni 1785.
Fimbristylis diphylla var. major	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, var. major Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 433. 1864.		CEYLON
Fimbristylis diphylla var. ovalis	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, var. ovalis (Nees von Esenbeck) Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 54. 1900.	Fimbristylis ovalis Nees von Esenbeck 1834.
Fimbristylis diphylla var. tomentosa	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, var. tomentosa (Vahl) Barros, Anales Mus. Argent. Ci. Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia" 41: 328. 1945.	Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl 1805.
Fimbristylis germainii	Fimbristylis germainii E. G. Camus, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 246. 1910.
Fimbristylis glauca	Fimbristylis glauca Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 288. 1805.		INDIA
Fimbristylis hirtella	Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 286. 1805.
Fimbristylis laxa	Fimbristylis laxa Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 292. 1805.
Fimbristylis novae-brittaniae	Fimbristylis novae-brittaniae Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 93. 1884.
Fimbristylis ophiticola	Fimbristylis ophiticola Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 60. 1920.		CUBA: Camaguey to Santayana, 4 Apr 1909, Britton 2429 (holotype: NY).
Fimbristylis ovalis	Fimbristylis ovalis Nees von Esenbeck, in Wight, Contr. Bot. Ind. 98. 1834.		INDIA
Fimbristylis philippica	Fimbristylis philippica Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 116. 1855.		PHILIPPINES: Luzon:
Fimbristylis ramosii	Fimbristylis ramosii Kükenthal, Mitth. Thuering. Bot. Vereins, ser. 2. 50: 10. 1943.		PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:
Fimbristylis serrulata	Fimbristylis serrulata Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805.
Fimbristylis villosa	Fimbristylis villosa (Poiret) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 98. 1817.	Scirpus villosus Poiret 1804.
Fimbristylis alamosana	Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 491. 1901.		MEXICO: Sonora: Alamos, 16-30 Sep 1890, Palmer 699 (holotype: GH; isotype: NY).
Fimbristylis baldwiniana	Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schultes) Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 344. 1836.	Scirpus baldwinianus Schultes 1824; Scirpus sulcatus Elliott 1816, non Du Petit-Thouars 1811.
Fimbristylis brizoides var. angustifolia	Fimbristylis brizoides Nees von Esenbeck & Meyen ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. angustifolia Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 74. 1842.	Fimbristylis laxa Vahl 1805.
Fimbristylis communis	Fimbristylis communis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 234. 1837, nom. illegit.	Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1788.
Fimbristylis communis var. gracillima	Fimbristylis communis Kunth, var. gracillima Ridley, in H. Forbes, Nat. Wand. E. Archip. 521. 1885.
Fimbristylis darlingtoniana	Fimbristylis darlingtoniana Pennell, Bartonia 15: 30. 1933.		PENNSYLVANIA: Chester Co.: West Chester,
Fimbristylis decipiens	Fimbristylis decipiens Kral, Sida 4: 119. 1971.		MISSISSIPPI: Forrest Co.: I-56 crossing of Leaf River, N of Hattiesburg, s.d., Kral 27858 (holotype: US).
Fimbristylis holwayana	Fimbristylis holwayana Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 492. 1901.		MEXICO: Jalisco: Chapala, 18 Sep 1899, Holway 3443 (holotype: GH; isotype: NY).
Fimbristylis humboldtii	Fimbristylis humboldtii J. Presl & C. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190. 1828.
Fimbristylis polymorpha	Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler, Linnaea 37: 14. 1871, nom. illegit.	Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1788.
Fimbristylis sublateralis	Fimbristylis sublateralis Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 114. 1855.		GUATEMALA
Fimbristylis subtristachya	Fimbristylis subtristachya Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 109. 1855, nom. illegit.	Fimbristylis cincta Nees von Esenbeck 1834.
Fimbristylis tikushiensis	Fimbristylis tikushiensis Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formos. 6: 113. 1916.		TAIWAN
Fimbristylis tomentosa	Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 290. 1805.		INDIA
Fimbristylis verrucosa	Fimbristylis verrucosa J. Presl & C. Presl, in C. Prel, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190. 1828.
Fimbristylis verrucosa var. glabrescens	Fimbristylis verrucosa J. Presl & C. Presl, var. glabrescens J. Presl & C. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190. 1828.
Fimbristylis verrucosa var. hirsuta	Fimbristylis verrucosa J. Presl & C. Presl, var. hirsuta J. Presl & C. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 190. 1828, nom. inadmiss.	Fimbristylis verrucosa J. Presl & C. Presl 1828.
Iria polymorpha	Iria polymorpha Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 752. 1891, nom. illegit.	Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler 1871, nom. illegit.; Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1788.
Iria polymorpha var. normalis	Iria polymorpha Kuntze, var. normalis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 752. 1891, nom. inadmiss.	Iria polymorpha Kuntze 1891, nom. illegit.; Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler 1871, nom. illegit. ; Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1788.
Scirpus annuus	Scirpus annuus Allioni, Fl. Pedem. 2: 277. 1785.		ITALY
Scirpus brevifolius	Scirpus brevifolius Rottler, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 4: 190. 1803.		INDIA
Scirpus dichotomus	Scirpus dichotomus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 50. 1753.		SRI LANKA: Without data, Herb. Hermann 2: 63 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by T. Koyama, in A. C. Smith, Fl. Vit. Nova 1: 244. 1979.
Scirpus diphyllus	Scirpus diphyllus Retzius, Observ. Bot. 5: 15. 1788 ("1789").		INDIA: Without data, Retzius 468 (lectotype: LD). Lectotypified by D. B. Ward, Castanea 33: 129. 1968.
Scirpus elliottii	Scirpus elliottii Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 4(2): 20. 1827, nom. illegit.	Scirpus baldwinianus Schultes 1824; Scirpus sulcatus Elliott 1816, non Du Petit-Thouars 1811.
Scirpus fuscescens	Scirpus fuscescens Link, Jahrb. Gewaechsk. 1(3): 81. 1820.		VENEZUELA
Scirpus hirtellus	Scirpus hirtellus (Vahl) Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 3: 1. 1807.	Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl 1805.
Scirpus nitidulus	Scirpus nitidulus Link, Jahrb. Gewaechsk. 1(3): 81. 1820.
Scirpus sulcatus	Scirpus sulcatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 86. 1816, non Du Petit-Thouars 1811.		GEORGIA: Chatham Co.: Savannah, s.d., Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL?).
Scirpus villosus	Scirpus villosus Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 781. 1804.		PUERTO RICO: Without data, Ledru s.n. (holotype: P?).
Scirpus baldwinianus	Scirpus baldwinianus Schultes, Mant. 2: 85. 1824.	Scirpus sulcatus Elliott 1816, non Du Petit-Thouars 1811.
Fimbristylis diphylla	Fimbristylis diphylla (Retzius) Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 289. 1805.	Scirpus diphyllus Retzius 1789.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Washington

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 1969

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0044005	Baldwin	29 Sep 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 1777	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0008067	Pike	19 Sep 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22561	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UNA00056897	Geneva	31 Dec 1998	MacDonald, John R. 12504	UNA Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0043118	Baldwin	26 Sep 2008	Larsen, Harry S. 1638	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0043117	Baldwin	29 Aug 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 816	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
TROY000036507	Bullock	14 Sep 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1252	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UWAL0013934	Bullock	14 Sep 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1252	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
USAM000004955	Mobile	10 Sep 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 7294	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UNA00060779	Baldwin	15 Oct 2001	Kral, Robert 92033	UNA Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
AUA000021666	Coffee	17 Sep 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5519	AUA Fimbristylis Dichotoma (L.) Vahl
ALNHS00007308	Mobile	06 NOV 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4553	ALNHS Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
JSU112579	Baldwin	21 Oct 1969	Kral, Robert 39166	JSU Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
ALNHS00000093	Houston	09 Oct 1995	MacDonald, J.R. 7895	ALNHS Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UNA00065968	Monroe	01 Aug 2003	Kral, Robert 94316	UNA Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
USAM000004953	Mobile	27 Sep 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4767	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UNA00056085	Geneva	16 Aug 1998	MacDonald, John R. 11765	UNA Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
USAM000004954	Mobile	17 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11675	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UWAL0030781	Washington	18 Aug 1987	Kral, Robert 74413	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0043116	Baldwin	30 Jun 2005	Larsen, Harry S. 1427	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
TROY000010443	Dale	14 Sep 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 968	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UWAL0036336	Mobile	12 Aug 2017	Horne, Howard E. 4090	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UWAL0003317	Monroe	01 Aug 2003	Kral, Robert 94316	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
AUA000021668	Mobile	25 Dec 2002	Zebryk, Tad M. 8194	AUA Fimbristylis Dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0037699	Mobile	21 Aug 1967	LeLong, Michel G. 3624	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Wahl.
UNA00002707	Baldwin	22 Sep 1969	Kral, Robert 37466	UNA Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
USAM000004952	Mobile	17 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11675	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
USAM000004956	Mobile	06 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11614	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
TROY000010444	Dale	18 Jul 2000	Woods, Michael 8184	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
UWAL0049272	Covington	24 Oct 2013	Hansen, Curtis J. 5838	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
UWAL0035736	Mobile	30 Aug 2015	Horne, Howard E. 3011	UWAL Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
USAM000004951	Mobile	06 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11614	USAM Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
TROY000032924	Pike	19 Sep 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22561	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
AUA000042178	Baldwin	21 Aug 1926	Wolf, Wolfgang 2501	AUA Fimbristylis Dichotoma (L.) Vahl
TROY000029650	Houston	22 Oct 2009	Diamond, Alvin R. 21089	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
AUA000041269	Covington	24 Oct 2013	Hansen, Curtis J. 5838	AUA Fimbristylis Dichotoma (L.) Vahl
TROY000010442	Coffee	17 Aug 2000	Martin, Brian H. 904	TROY Fimbristylis dichotoma (Linnaeus) Vahl
AUA000021667	Escambia	7 Oct 1968	Kral, Robert 33819	AUA Fimbristylis Dichotoma (L.) Vahl

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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