Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray. Common name: Sandhill Beaksedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Xeric longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub. Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL, west to MS.
ID notes: Rhynchospora megalocarpa is virtually unmistakable, with its broad, coarse leaves, thick stems 9-16 dm tall, large achenes (4-5 mm long), and dry habitat. The many basal leaves look at a distance like some bulrush (Scirpus). It is so much more robust a plant than R. grayi that there should be no confusion; see that species account for distinguishing details.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, WH3, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); = Rynchospora dodecandra Baldwin ex A.Gray — S, S13. Basionym: Rhynchospora megalocarpa A.Gray 1835
Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora megalocarpa - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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