Rhynchospora debilis
| Rhynchospora debilis | |
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| Photo by Bobby Hattaway hosted at Discoverlife.org | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperales |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. debilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora debilis Gale | |
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| Natural range of Rhynchospora debilis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: none
Variety: none
Description
R. debilis is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America.[1]
Distribution
R. debilis is typically found in southeastern United States; specifically in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
R. debilis has been found in sandy alluviums bordering marshes, savannas, hillside bogs, pine flatwoods, and sandhill seeps.[2][3] It is also found in disturbed areas including logged pine flatwoods, new pine plantations, trail edges, and logging roads.[3]
Associated species:
Phenology
R. debilis has been observed to flower in June.[4]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, Karen MacClendon, and Travis MacClendon. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Duval, Gulf, Jefferson, Wakulla, and Walton.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 29 MAY 2018
