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Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray
shortbristle horned beaksedge

       
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Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

  RHCOI Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray var. interior Fernald
 

Distribution:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 93 species in Rhynchospora
 

Classification:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) 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 corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray – shortbristle horned beaksedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

The 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.

Indiana:
Rhynchospora corniculata var. interior
short-bristle horned-rush              Threatened
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

shortbristle horned beaksedge

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

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 OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray

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

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40146.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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