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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
Rusty sedge, Salt marsh Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis ferruginea

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

History in the Bahamas: There is an illustration in Correll & Correll (1982: 230-231).

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.

Other data on Fimbristylis ferruginea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Fimbristylis ferruginea has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Open Saline Wetlands

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Fimbristylis ferruginea