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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Sandy-field Beaksedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-026:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora dodecandra
COMMON NAME:
Sandy-field Beaksedge, Sandhill Beaksedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-026:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora dodecandra
2979
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
Habitat: Xeric longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, mostly 3-ranked, culms leafy
FLOWER:
Summer
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Dark
Nutlet
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