Rhynchospora gracilenta

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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]

Phenology

R. gracilenta flowers all months of the year except February, April, and December. [3]

Conservation and Management

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

Cultivation and restoration

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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. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/29/18