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Rhynchospora gracilenta
Rhynchospora gracilenta A. Gray
Slender Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: RHGR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-MLE-16 Collected 2010-06-16 in Hardin County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterWeb Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Rhynchospora gracilenta in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora gracilenta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora gracilenta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-08Research By: DEW