Rhynchospora chalarocephala
| Loosehead beaksedge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. chalarocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale (1940)[1]
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Rhynchospora chalarocephala, known by the common name of loosehead beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, from New Jersey to Texas.[2]
R. chalarocephala specimens have been observed in habitat types such as pine savannas, bogs, swamps, and oak-hickory woodlands, among other types of environment. Individuals have also occurred in disturbed areas as well, such as within roadside ditches or along hiking trails.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 11 January 2023
- ^ "Rhynchospora chalarocephala". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Robert Kral, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Wilson Baker, A. F. Clewell, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, G. Wilder, B. Thomas, J. Roche, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin L. Bridges, Chris Buddenhagen, Austin Mast, W. W. Thomas, Becky Bee, Bob Moyer. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Worth. New Jersey: Ocean. North Carolina: Brunswick. South Carolina: Horry. Texas: Jasper.
External links
Media related to Rhynchospora chalarocephala at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rhynchospora chalarocephala at Wikispecies