NameThatPlant.net: Rhynchospora leptocarpa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora leptocarpa FAMILY Cyperaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Slender-fruit Beaksedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora capitellata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-017?:

Rhynchospora capitellata FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Slender-fruit Beaksedge

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhynchospora leptocarpa FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora capitellata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-13-017?:
Rhynchospora capitellata FAMILY Cyperaceae

4433

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: seepage bogs, pocosins, especially in openings, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, mostly 3-ranked, culms leafy

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nutlet

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