Rhynchospora capillacea

Rhynchospora capillacea

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. capillacea
Binomial name
Rhynchospora capillacea

Rhynchospora capillacea is a species of sedge known by the common names needle beaksedge,[2] slender beakrush and needle beakrush.[3] It is native to eastern North America from Labrador to Alberta, and south to Texas.[4] It grows in wet, usually calcareous habitat, such as fens, sandy or stony shores, interdunal flats, and wet meadows [5] It is a perennial herb producing clumps of stems 10 to 40 centimetres (3.9 to 15.7 in) tall, each stem with very narrow, filiform leaves. The inflorescence consists of few (1โ€“4) narrow brown spikelets each about 6 or 7 millimetres long.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rhynchospora capillacea". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Rhynchospora capillacea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Rhynchospora capillacea". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Canadensys.
  4. ^ a b "Rhynchospora capillacea in Flora of North America". www.efloras.org.
  5. ^ "Rhynchospora - Michigan Flora". michiganflora.net.