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Rhynchospora leptocarpa
Rhynchospora leptocarpa (Chapm. ex Britton) Small
Slender-fruit Beak Sedge, Slender-fruit Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Rhynchospora glomerata var. leptocarpa
USDA Symbol: RHLE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes red brown with pale central disc.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TXNative Habitat: Moist to wet meadows, swales, seeps, stream banks, flatwoods, fens, bogs.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | 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 leptocarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora leptocarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora leptocarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR