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''R. gracilenta'' proliferates in savannas and bogs. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref>  Specimens have been collected from shaded borders of a creek, wet soil of hammock, roadside seepage, canopy at headwaters of a creek, marshy shores of lake, swampy areas, sandy peat of savanna bog in pineland, wetland longleaf pine savanna, pine flatwoods, and near margin of gum-pond. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Steve Orzell, Edwin Bridges, Sidney McDaniel, A. H. Curtiss, Andre Clewell, J.N. Triplett, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Chris Buddenhagen, Austin Mast, Marybeth Webster, Becky Bee, Richard Carter, John Nelson, Wade Biltoft, Ben Grahm. States and counties: Florida (Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa, Martin, Bay, Franklin, Liberty, Gulf, Wakulla, Duval, Calhoun, Leon, Washington, Gadsden) South Carolina (Colleton) North Carolina (Bladen) Georgia (Thomas, Grady)</ref>
 
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''R. gracilenta'' flowers all months of the year except February, April, and December. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/] Date Accessed: 5/29/18 </ref>
 
''R. gracilenta'' flowers all months of the year except February, April, and December. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/] Date Accessed: 5/29/18 </ref>

Revision as of 14:39, 22 June 2018

Common name: slender beaksedge [1]

Rhynchospora gracilenta
Rhynchospora gracilenta SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species: R. gracilenta
Binomial name
Rhynchospora gracilenta
A. Gray
RHYN GRAC DIST.JPG
Natural range of Rhynchospora gracilenta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Rynchospora gracilenta, orthographic variant

Varieties: none

Description

R. gracilenta is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family native to North America. [2]

Distribution

R. gracilenta is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to New York. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

R. gracilenta proliferates in savannas and bogs. [1] Specimens have been collected from shaded borders of a creek, wet soil of hammock, roadside seepage, canopy at headwaters of a creek, marshy shores of lake, swampy areas, sandy peat of savanna bog in pineland, wetland longleaf pine savanna, pine flatwoods, and near margin of gum-pond. [3]

Phenology

R. gracilenta flowers all months of the year except February, April, and December. [4]

Conservation and Management

R. gracilenta is listed as extirpated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [2]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHGR
  3. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Steve Orzell, Edwin Bridges, Sidney McDaniel, A. H. Curtiss, Andre Clewell, J.N. Triplett, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Chris Buddenhagen, Austin Mast, Marybeth Webster, Becky Bee, Richard Carter, John Nelson, Wade Biltoft, Ben Grahm. States and counties: Florida (Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa, Martin, Bay, Franklin, Liberty, Gulf, Wakulla, Duval, Calhoun, Leon, Washington, Gadsden) South Carolina (Colleton) North Carolina (Bladen) Georgia (Thomas, Grady)
  4. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/29/18