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Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora rariflora (Michaux) Elliott. Common name: Few-flower Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Wet pine savanna, seepage bog in the fall-line Sandhill, bog in the Piedmont and Mountains. Distribution: S. NJ south to s. FL and west to e. TX; rarely inland, as in ec. TN, w. NC, nw. SC, n. GA, etc.; West Indies; Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua.

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ID notes: This species is clump-forming or tussock-forming, with threadlike leaves and lazy stems. The inflorescence are open, and each branch supports 1-3 flowers/fruits. It is reminiscent of R. oligantha and R. galeana, but the achene bristle are not feathery and the spikelet are smaller. It is much like R. stenophylla, but R. rariflora bristle are no longer than the seed body, versus longer than the seed beak in R. stenophylla.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Tx, Va, WH3, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); = n/a — Tat; = Rynchospora rariflora — S, S13; Schoenus rariflorus Michaux. Basionym: Schoenus rariflorus Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora rariflora - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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