Cyperaceae FAMILY
Fimbristylis squarrosa
Fimbristylis squarrosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fimbristylis squarrosa is an erect, annual, grass-like plant with fibrous roots. The slender stems are densely tufted, 10 - 25cm tall[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical and subtropical regions from Africa, through Asia (but absent from Malaysia) to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
HabitatOpen, wet places[ 991 Title Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360 Author Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London Year 2001 ISBN 1-84246-038-2 Description An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species. ]. Shores of lakes, on wet sandy soil, at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].