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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora caduca
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Angle-stem Beaksedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora caduca
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora caduca
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-036:
Rhynchospora caduca FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora caduca
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora patula
COMMON NAME:
Angle-stem Beaksedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora caduca
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora caduca
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora caduca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-036:
Rhynchospora caduca
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora caduca
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora patula
4273
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Tidal swamps, pine savannas and flatwoods, hardwood swamps, interdune ponds, acidic meadows and seeps, other wet areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, mostly 3-ranked, culms leafy ?
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose, often with short scaly rhizomes
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellowish
Nutlet
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