Fimbristylis spadicea, commonly known as marsh fimbry or saltmarsh fimbristylis, is a perennial sedge of the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the coastal Americas from New York and northwestern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and Peru.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Marsh Fimbry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Fimbristylis puberula
- Fimbristylis ferruginea
- Fimbristylis sieboldii
- Fimbristylis thermalis
- Fimbristylis dichotoma
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
- Species
- Fimbristylis castanea
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