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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); = n/a — RAB, S13; < Rynchospora wrightiana — S. Basionym: Rhynchospora brachychaeta C.Wright 1871

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora brachychaeta - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Patrick McMillan | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Patrick McMillan | Original Image ⭷

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