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Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhynchospora elliottii A. Dietrich. Common name: Elliott's Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas, ditches, other wet habitats, often weedy. Distribution: Se. NC south to c. peninsular FL and west to e. TX; Bahamas.

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ID notes: Rhynchospora elliottii is a tall beaksedge, usually 6-10 dm tall, with the stems up to 5 mm thick. The inflorescence is rather large and often arches over. The achenes are typically flat or concave on one face, and flat or slightly convex on the other. See note under R. microcarpa.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, WH3, Bridges & Orzell (2023) in Weakley et al (2023), McMillan (2007); = Rhynchospora schoenoides (Elliott) Wood — RAB, Gale (1944); = Rynchospora schoenoides — S, S13. Basionym: Rhynchospora elliottii A.Dietr. 1833 "Urbasionym:" Scirpus schoenoides Retz. 1789

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora elliottii - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Lowell Urbatsch | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Godfrey and Wooten 1979 | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Rhynchospora elliottii© Patrick McMillan | Original Image ⭷

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