Biology:Rhynchospora capillacea
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. capillacea
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Rhynchospora capillacea is a species of sedge known by the common names needle beaksedge,[2] slender beakrush and needle beakrush.[3] It is native to eastern North America from Labrador to Alberta, and south to Texas.[4] It grows in wet, usually calcareous habitat, such as fens, sandy or stony shores, interdunal flats, and wet meadows [5] It is a perennial herb producing clumps of stems 10 to 40 centimetres (3.9 to 15.7 in) tall, each stem with very narrow, filiform leaves. The inflorescence consists of few (1–4) narrow brown spikelets each about 6 or 7 millimetres long.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rhynchospora capillacea". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149349/Rhynchospora_capillacea. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Rhynchospora capillacea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHCA11. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Rhynchospora capillacea". Canadensys. http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/name/Rhynchospora%20capillacea?lang=en.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rhynchospora capillacea in Flora of North America". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357862.
- ↑ "Rhynchospora - Michigan Flora". http://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Rhynchospora.
Wikidata ☰ Q15553132 entry
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