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Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhynchospora miliacea (Lamarck) A. Gray. Common name: Millet Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Swamp forests, including maritime swamp forests. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL and west to e. TX; West Indies.

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ID notes: The inflorescence branches of R. mixta and (less commonly) R. caduca can spread at right angles from the culm, superficially resembling R. miliacea. The three can be separated by tubercle length: the tubercle of R. miliacea is 0.2-0.4 mm long, while those of R. mixta and R. caduca are 0.4-0.9 mm long.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Va, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (2023) in Weakley et al (2023), Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); = Rynchospora miliacea — S, S13; Schoenus miliaceus Lamarck. Basionym: Schoenus miliaceus Lam. 1791

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora miliacea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #7 of Rhynchospora miliacea© Godfrey and Wooten 1979 | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Rhynchospora miliacea© Patrick McMillan | Original Image ⭷
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