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Rhynchospora knieskernii
Rhynchospora knieskernii Carey
Knieskern's Beak Sedge, Knieskern's Beaked-rush, Knieskern's Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: RHKN
USDA Native Status: L48 (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 yellowish center.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom 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: DE , NJNative Distribution: Known in North America only in New Jersey where it is listed as endangered.
Native Habitat: Moist to wet pine barrens, sand pits, borrow pits.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q216Status:National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | 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 knieskernii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora knieskernii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora knieskernii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR