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Rhynchospora wrightiana
Rhynchospora wrightiana Boeckeler
Wright's Beak Sedge, Wright's Beak-rush, Wright's Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Rhynchospora tenuis
USDA Symbol: RHWR
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 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes 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 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , NC , SC , TN , VANative Habitat: Sands and peats in flatwoods, pine savannas, pond and stream banks, bogs and seeps.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | FACW | 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 wrightiana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora wrightiana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora wrightiana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR