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Loosehead beaksedge

Rhynchospora chalarocephala

Also called Loose Head Beaksedge

Loosehead beaksedge
Photo: Matt Berger & Qwertygiy, CC BY 4.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
EC. & SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

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.

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.

Other Rhynchospora plants

White beaksedge · Baldwin's beaksedge · Little beaksedge · Rhynchospora biflora · West Indian beaksedge · Anglestem beaksedge · California beaksedge · Needle beaksedge · Brownish beaksedge · Broadfruit horned beaksedge · Bunched beaksedge · Rhynchospora cephalotes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhynchospora chalarocephala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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