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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-017:
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora capitellata
COMMON NAME:
Brownish Beaksedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhca12_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-017:
Rhynchospora capitellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora capitellata
1244
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Piedmont & Coastal Plain)
Habitat: bogs and fens, seepages, and wet rock outcrops in the Mountains and upper Piedmont, also in wet habitats in the Coastal Plain of ne. NC and e. VA, also found in a variety of wet habitats, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, mostly 3-ranked, culms leafy
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nutlet
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