Fimbry (Fimbristylis)

Fimbry Genus Details

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

This genus is not commonly cited as a source of allergy.
Fimbry Pollen Description

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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Fimbry (Fimbristylis) is a genus of the CYPERACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species: