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Rhynchospora chalarocephala

Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale

Loose-head Beak Sedge, Loose-headed Beakrush, Loosehead Beaksedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: RHCH2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes pale brown with yellowish center.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , SC , TN , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Moist sands and sandy peats of savannas, acidic stream banks, seeps, flatwoods, ditches, pond shores.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL	OBL			OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 chalarocephala in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rhynchospora chalarocephala in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora chalarocephala

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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