Index / Search / Fimbristylis ferruginea
§1 Plant
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
vernacular West Indian fimbry — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
Native status, by region
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
County-level range
· 30 counties across 2 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 30 counties across 2 states/territories.
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Aguadilla 72005
- Anasco 72011
- Arecibo 72013
- Arroyo 72015
- Bayamon 72021
- Cabo Rojo 72023
- Catano 72033
- Coamo 72043
- Culebra 72049
- Fajardo 72053
- Guanica 72055
- Guayama 72057
- Humacao 72069
- Isabela 72071
- Jayuya 72073
- Loiza 72087
- Luquillo 72089
- Mayaguez 72097
- Ponce 72113
- Quebradillas 72115
- Rio Grande 72119
- Salinas 72123
- San Juan 72127
- Santa Isabel 72133
- Toa Baja 72137
- Vega Baja 72145
- Vieques 72147
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 3 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/FIFE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2708137 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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