PLANTS Profile for Rhynchospora scirpoides (longbeak beaksedge)

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Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray
longbeak beaksedge

Symbol:

RHSC5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

Photo of Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

Psilocarya scirpoides

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Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

	PSCO8	Psilocarya corymbifera (C. Wright) Britton
	PSCO4	Psilocarya corymbiformis Benth.
	PSSC2	Psilocarya scirpoides Torr.
	PSSCG	Psilocarya scirpoides Torr. var. grimesii Fernald & Grisc.

Distribution:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TX, VA, WI)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 93 species in Rhynchospora

Classification:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Rhynchospora Vahl – beaksedge
Species	Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray – longbeak beaksedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
long-beaked bald rush		Endangered
Indiana:
Psilocarya scirpoides
long-beaked baldrush		Threatened
Maryland:
long-beaked baldrush		Threatened
Massachusetts:
long-beaked bald-sedge		Special Concern
Michigan:
Psilocarya scirpoides
bald-rush		Threatened
New York:
long-beaked bald-rush		Rare
Rhode Island:
long-beaked bald rush		Endangered
Wisconsin:
Psilocarya scirpoides
long-beaked baldrush		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

Psilocarya scirpoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504790.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 09:14 AM MDT