Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tufted annual to 5(–10) dm; lvs distichous and equitant, smooth, rigid; ligule wanting; longest invol bract shorter than the infl; spikelets 2–4 mm, stout, in a loose to congested system of cymes; scales ovate, usually blunt or emarginate; stamens 1 or 2; anthers less than 1 mm; style trifid, not much longer than the achene, ± fimbriate below the branches; achene 1 mm, obovoid, plump but scarcely trigonous, with several smooth or often warty vertical ribs connected by numerous fine raised ridges; 2n=10. Wet places, often a rice-field weed; pantropical, n. to Ky.