Rhynchospora brachychaeta C. Wright. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Cypress ponds, other depressions. Distribution: E. SC south to Panhandle FL and s. AL and s. MS; West Indies (w. Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico; Central America (Belize, Nicaragua). The first report of this species for SC was by McMillan & Porcher (2005) and McMillan (2007). Kral in FNA considers this species possibly adventive, but McMillan & Porcher (2005) and McMillan (2007) provide good reasons for considering it native in our area.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007), (basionym); = n/a — RAB, S13; < Rynchospora wrightiana — S
Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora brachychaeta - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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