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Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray
sandyfield beaksedge
       
Symbol:   RHME  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Cyperaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray

  RHDO Rhynchospora dodecandra Baldw. ex A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray

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Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 96 species in Rhynchospora
 

Classification:
Rhynchospora megalocarpa 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 megalocarpa A. Gray – sandyfield beaksedge
 

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Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40185.
 
 
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