Fimbry (Fimbristylis)
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Fimbry Genus Details
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Fimbry species can be annual or perennial. The stems are solitary or in tufts with a few leaves below. The leaves are narrowly or broadly linear with a ligule (small hair-like or scale-like outgrowth from a leaf). Fimbry is found in moist, sandy or clay soils in ravines, sloughs and depressions in prairies and pastures.
Fimbry Allergy Info
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This genus is not commonly cited as a source of allergy.
Fimbry Pollen Description
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Pollen grains are usually pyriform to less commonly ovoid, often oval to circular in polar view. The exine is thin and the surface is densely granular. The apertures (1-4 pores) are poorly defined and can be somewhat sunken, elongate, elliptical or ovoidal, with a loosely granular or fragmented surface.
The pollen grains are 28 x 42 micrometers in size.
Species in This Genus
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Allergenicity Legend:
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Fimbry (Fimbristylis) is a genus of the CYPERACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species: