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Rhynchospora gracillima

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Rhynchospora gracillima is a widespread species of sedge.

Where it grows

This species has two subspecies. Rhynchospora gracillima subsp. gracillima is found growing from Asia to Oceania while Rhynchospora gracillima subsp. subquadrata grows in Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius. It grows in moist places, grassy slopes and forests. While it is mostly found growing at lowers altitudes, it has been found at altitudes of up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.

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 gracillima 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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