PLANTS Profile for Rhynchospora glomerata (clustered beaksedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl
clustered beaksedge

Symbol:

RHGL3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

	RHCY3	Rhynchospora cymosa Elliot
	RHGLA	Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl var. angusta Gale
	RHGLP2	Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl var. paniculata Chapm.

Distribution:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl


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Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 93 species in Rhynchospora

Classification:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

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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 glomerata (L.) Vahl – clustered beaksedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

This plant is 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.

Illinois:
clustered beaked rush		Endangered
Maryland:
clustered beakrush		Threatened
New Jersey:
clustered beaked-rush		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

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More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

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 40174.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 07:50 AM MDT