Rhynchospora fusca (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton. Common name: Brown Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Atlantic white-cedar swamp, sea-level fen, fen. Distribution: NL (Labrador) west to SK, south to NJ, e. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), MD, DE, WV (FNA; Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006), IN, IL, and MN; nw. Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); < Rynchospora fusca — S, S13. Basionym: Schoenus fuscus L. 1763
Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora fusca - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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