Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 227 (1810).

Synonymy: F. squarrosa Vahl var. esquarrosa Makino, Bot. Mag., Tokyo 17:47 (1903). , Fimbristylis propinqua

Common name: Veiled fringe-rush.

Description:
Tufted often spreading annual to 15 cm high, usually white-pubescent though sometimes nearly glabrous; leaves filiform, usually shorter than the stem; involucral bracts leaf-like, shorter than or 1 or 2 of them longer than the inflorescence, the latter simple or compound, usually 1-2 cm long.

Spikelets pale-brown or straw-coloured, 4-5 mm long; glumes c. 2 mm long or slightly less, with a prominent rigid 1-3-nerved keel running out into a prominent often spreading point; stamen usually 1; style ciliate, with a dense ring of relatively long white hairs at the base, hanging over the nut.

Nut obovate, obtuse, cuneate, 0.6-0.7 x c. 0.5 mm, biconvex, straw-coloured to brown, glistening, smooth or finely papillose.

Distribution:  Usually grows along the edges of rivers and lakes in temporarily inundated areas. S.Aust.: LE, EA, MU, SL, SE.   All mainland States. Conservation status: native Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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