Plants of
South Australia
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Cyperaceae
Eight-days Grass,
Common Fringe-rush
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 3

Prior names

Fimbristylis communis, nom.illeg.

Scirpus diphylla

Scirpus dichotomus

Fimbristylis diphylla

Common names

Eight-days Grass

Common Fringe-rush

Etymology

Fimbristylis from the Latin 'fimbria' meaning thread or fringe and the Greek 'stylos' meaning pillar or column, referring to the fimbriate style of some members of this genus. Dichotoma from the Greek 'dichotomia' meaning divided in two or forked, referring to the anthela (seed head or inflorescence) appearance of continually dividing by twos.

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Murray
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)		Number
of plants		Date
collected		Collection number
Collection location		Date
stored		% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA40,000 (5.06 g)30+9-May-2007RJB71692
Lake Eyre		19-Sep-2008100%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
We acknowledge the contributions of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, and the Department for Environment and Water.