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Rhynchospora megalocarpa (sandyfield beaksedge)

Synonyms: Phaeocephalum dodecandrum; Rhynchospora dodecandra (homotypic); Rhynchospora pycnocarpa

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Gulf Island National Seashore II 67487 Florida, Mississippi, United States

Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
Atlantic Coastal Plain Longleaf Sandhill Scrub United States (South Carolina, North Carolina)
Atlantic Coastal Plain Subxeric Sandy Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Ecotonal Woodland United States (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric Longleaf Pine Sand Woodland United States (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill Scrub United States (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Georgia Xeric Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Georgia)
Western Florida Panhandle Xeric Lowland Sandhill Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Florida)
Wiregrass Gap Xeric Longleaf Pine Sand Woodland United States (South Carolina)

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0