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Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray
shortbristle horned beaksedge
Symbol: RHCO2
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
RHCO2 Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray
 

RHCOI

Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray var. interior Fern.
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State Distributional Map for RHCO2
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Plant Distribution by State

Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray

RHCO2

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North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray

View 35 genera in Cyperaceae, 91 species in Rhynchospora

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

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray
The synonym italicized and indented below 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.
Indiana:
    Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray var. interior Fern.
       short-bristle horned-rush     Threatened

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Invasive Information:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray
        shortbristle horned beaksedge
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) 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

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray

View species account or photographs 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 photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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