⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-50065710, with some changes.

Fimbristylis frankii f. brachyactis Fernald is a synonym of Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult.

This name is a synonym of Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50065710) with original publication details: Rhodora 11(129): 180 180 1909.