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| − | Synonym: ''R. microcarpa'', ''R. perplexa'' var. ''virginiana'' ( | + | Synonym: ''R. microcarpa'', ''R. perplexa'' var. ''virginiana'' (Fernald) |
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Revision as of 07:40, 28 June 2018
Common names: pineland beaksedge [1]
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| Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock hosted at USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. perplexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora perplexa Britton | |
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| Natural range of Rhynchospora perplexa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: R. microcarpa, R. perplexa var. virginiana (Fernald)
Variety: none
Description
R. perplexa is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
R. perplexa is found throughout the southeastern United States; particularly in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for R. perplexa include savannas, and sandhill seepage bogs. [2]
Some specimens have been found in dry sandy soil of longleaf pine regions and flatwoods, while others are from moist environments such as cypress gum ponds or moist soil deposits in pine woodlands as well as disturbed sites inlcuding roadsides and ditches. [3]
Phenology
Flowering occurs during the month of May. [4]
Conservation and Management
R. perplexa is categorized as a threatened species in the state of Tennessee. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, Steve Orzell, Wilson Baker, William Reese, Paul Redfearn, Sidney McDaniel, Kurt E. Blum, N. Triplett Jr., R. Kral, Edwin Bridges, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Nassau, Liberty, Bay, Gulf, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Holmes, Leon, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Jackson, St. Johns) Georgia (Thomas, Colquitt)
- ↑ Pan Flora
