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Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray
Torrey's beaksedge

       
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Line Drawing of Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 346. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray

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Distribution:
Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray

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USA (AL, DE, GA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 93 species in Rhynchospora
 

Classification:
Rhynchospora torreyana 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 torreyana A. Gray – Torrey's beaksedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray

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.

Maryland:
Torrey's beakrush              Threatened
Massachusetts:
Torrey's beak-sedge              Endangered
New York:
Torrey's beakrush              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Torrey's beaked rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora torreyana 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
FACW+,OBL FACW+ OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40150.

 
 
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