Rhynchospora miliacea
| Rhynchospora miliacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. miliacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora miliacea (Lam.) A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Rhynchospora miliacea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: millet beaksedge
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Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Rhynchospora miliacea is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plains of Florida and Georgia, R. miliacea can occur in wet floodplain forests, cypress swamps, wet loamy soil at hardwood edges, and coastal hammocks (FSU Herbarium). Soils include moist loamy soil and moist sandy peat (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Dryopteris ludoviciana, Woodwardia areolata, Vernonia missurica, Cypress, Carex, Sparganium, Typha, Smilax tamnoides, Mitreola petiolata, Nyssa, Acer, Acer rubrum, Fraxinus, Taxodium, Taxodium distichum, Rhynchospora caduca, Magnolia virginiana, Planera aquatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Cornus foemina, Persea palustris, Sabal minor, Berchemia scandens (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowering has been observed in June and fruiting May through October (FSU Herbarium).
