Rhynchospora fusca (Linnaeus) W.T. Aiton. Brown Beaksedge. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Atlantic white-cedar swamps, sea-level fens, fens. Dist: Circumboreal, in North America from NL (Labrador) west to SK, south to NJ, e. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), MD, DE, WV (FNA; Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006), IN, IL, and MN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA23, G, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); < Rynchospora fusca – S, S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily: 7
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