NameThatPlant.net: Rhynchospora pinetorum

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

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

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Read more about Small's Beakrush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora globularis var. pinetorum FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Small's Beakrush, Small's Beaksedge

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora globularis var. pinetorum FAMILY Cyperaceae

4435

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Wet calcareous pine savannas, maritime wet grasslands, 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 leafiest at base

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Reddish/ Yellowish
Nutlet

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