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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora corniculata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Short-bristled Horned Beaksedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora corniculata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rhynchospora corniculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-002:
Rhynchospora corniculata FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora corniculata
COMMON NAME:
Short-bristled Horned Beaksedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rhco2_001_pvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhco2_003_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora corniculata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora corniculata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rhynchospora corniculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-002:
Rhynchospora corniculata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rynchospora corniculata
4454
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Pondcypress savannas in Carolina bays, swamp forests, other wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, mostly 3-ranked, culms leafy ?
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brownish
Nutlet
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