The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM) a part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium.

The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM)
Part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium



Cyperaceae

Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl

GRAND CAYMAN: Boddentown. Grid Ref: ft.N. ft.E.

Lower Valley dyke areas. 19 deg.17.666 min.N.Lat./81deg. 17.293 W Long.

Grass or Sedge, height 0.5m In open bulldozed pastures from a conocarpus woodland.. In association with Cynodon dactylon,Sporobolus domingensis,Phyla nodiflora,Eustoma exaltata, Chloris petrea, Acrostichum aureum, Rhabdademia biflora, Bacopa monnierii,cyperus ligularis, Fimbristylis cymosa, Thrinax radiata& Distichilis spicata.Also Spilanthes urens, Sporobolus virginicus & Paspalum distichum

Gerald F. Guala II No.1911 12-Jun-1998

CAYM Accession # 368

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