Described: (Retz.) Vahl.
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 8B Coasts: East Coast.
Family: Cyperaceae; order: Poales.

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yellidespecies of India

Fimbristylis schoenoides

Ditch Fimbry

Ditch Fimbry (Fimbristylis schoenoides), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2011, stable). Open records in 14 states. Listed by WCVP, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: grasses & sedges.

Grasses and sedges of Jammu and Kashmir · Grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Uttarakhand · Grasses and sedges of Rajasthan · Grasses and sedges of Uttar Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Bihar · Grasses and sedges of Arunachal Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of West Bengal · Grasses and sedges of Chhattisgarh · Grasses and sedges of Gujarat · Grasses and sedges of Maharashtra · Grasses and sedges of Andhra Pradesh · Grasses and sedges of Karnataka · Grasses and sedges of Tamil Nadu

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GBIF records from India by decade and kind of record.

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