Fimbristylis velata is a species of sedge native to the North Island of New Zealand[3] and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Fimbristylis |
| Species: | F. velata
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Taxonomy and naming
editF. velata was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown from a specimen he found at Port Jackson, Sydney.[1][2] Australian and New Zealand authorities accept it as a species,[1][3] though Plants of the World online considers it to be a synonym of Fimbristylis squarrosa var. esquarrosa Makino.[5]
The specific epithet, velata, is a Latin participle, velatus, -a, -um, which describes some part of the plant as being "covered" or "partially concealed from view".[6]
Description
editFimbristylis velata is a small densely tufted annual. Its leaves are shorter than its culms. There is no ligule. The compound inflorescence has many solitary spikelets on branches which are up to 5 cm long. The flowers have one stamen with an anther 2 -3 mm long. The style is bifid, with a sparse fringe of hairs above, while at the base there is a whorl of long whitish hairs closely pressed to the nut and partially covering it. The nut is biconvex, straw-coloured and shining.[4]
It flowers from spring to summer and typically grows in moist places.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fimbristylis velata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 227.
- ^ a b "Fimbristylis velata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ a b c Wilson, K.L. (1993). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Fimbristylis velata". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Fimbristylis velata R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press, Inc. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-88192627-9.