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Rhynchospora fascicularis
Rhynchospora fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl
Fascicled Beak Sedge, Fascicled Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: RHFA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes dark brown with pale center.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 5-6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VANative Habitat: Sands and peats of interdunal swales, depressions in savannas, open flatwoods, seep-bog edges.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 fascicularis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora fascicularis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora fascicularis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR