Angled-Stem Fimbry
Fimbristylis tetragona
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Angled-Stem Fimbry
Identify Angled-Stem Fimbry by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Four-angled (tetragonal) stem.
- Confirm flower colour: Golden-brown.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Angled-Stem Fimbry.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Fimbristylis tetragona
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet and moist paddy fields
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Formosa, Tropical Australia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Golden-brownrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Angled-Stem Fimbry itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Angled-Stem Fimbry
A member of the Cyperaceae family, Angled-Stem Fimbry (Fimbristylis tetragona) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. It grows in wet and moist paddy fields. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Angled-Stem Fimbry belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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