Rhynchospora filifolia A. Gray. Threadleaved Beaksedge. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Sandy shores of limesink (doline) depressions, especially at the lower margin, wet pine savannas. Dist: S. NJ south to c. FL and west to e. TX; Cuba, Mexico (Tabasco), Belize, Nicaragua.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = ETx1, F, FNA23, K1, K3, K4, RAB, Tx, Va, WH3, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); = Rynchospora filifolia – S, S13, orthographic variant; < Rhynchospora filifolia A.Gray – C, G, GW1, Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 8
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