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Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl
white beaksedge

       
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Photo of Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

  RHLU2 Rhynchospora luquillensis Britton
 

Distribution:
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

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USA (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 93 species in Rhynchospora
 

Classification:
Rhynchospora alba (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 alba (L.) Vahl – white beaksedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora alba (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:
beaked rush              Threatened
Tennessee:
white beakrush              Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

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 NI NI OBL NO NO OBL OBL OBL OBL NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40151.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 

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